値(ね)

ね
noun
price, value
1. price, cost
The amount of money required to purchase something.
この品物(しなもの)は値(ね)が高(たか)い。
This item is expensive.
値が高い = expensive (lit. price is high)
値(ね)を下(さ)げてください。
Please lower the price.
最近(さいきん)、野菜(やさい)の値(ね)が上(あ)がっている。
Recently, the price of vegetables has been going up.
2. value, worth
The importance or usefulness of something.
努力(どりょく)に見合(みあ)った値(ね)打(う)ちがある。
It has worth commensurate with the effort.
値(ね)打(う)ち = value, worth
この絵(え)には高(たか)い値(ね)打(う)ちがある。
This painting has great value.
経験(けいけん)は何(なに)ものにも代(か)えがたい値(ね)打(う)ちがある。
Experience has a value that cannot be replaced by anything.

USAGE: 値(ね) refers to price or value. It's commonly used in expressions about pricing and worth. Note: 値(あたい) can also be read as あたい (value, especially in math/science).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 値(ね)が高(たか)い／安(やす)い (expensive/cheap)
  • 値(ね)を上(あ)げる／下(さ)げる (to raise/lower the price)
  • 値(ね)が上(あ)がる／下(さ)がる (price goes up/down)
  • 値(ね)段(だん) (price)
  • 値(ね)引(び)き (discount)
  • 値(ね)打(う)ち (value, worth)

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 値(ね)段(だん) (price - most common word for price)
  • 値(ね)札(ふだ) (price tag)
  • 底値(そこね) (lowest price)
  • 定価(ていか) (list price, fixed price)

NOTE: 値段(ねだん) is the most common word for 'price' in everyday contexts.

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Added 2026.1.12 19:58 · Revised 2026.3.1 9:49
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