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)
値段(ねだん) (price)
値引(ねび)き (discount)
値打(ねう)ち (value, worth)

Compounds

値段(ねだん) (price - most common word for price)
値札(ねふだ) (price tag)
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.

Related Words

Related: 値段(ねだん) (price)

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Added 2026.1.12 19:58 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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