1.
cost price; production cost
The actual cost to produce or acquire something before profit margin.
原価 means the cost price or production cost — the actual expense of making or acquiring something before any profit margin is added. The kanji combine 原 (original) + 価 (price).
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
RELATED PRICE TERMS:
- 単価: unit price
- 売価: selling price
- 定価: list price / retail price
- 仕入れ値: purchase price (what a retailer pays)
- 利益: profit
NOTE:
原価 is a business/accounting term. In casual conversation, people are more likely to say 元値 (original price) or simply いくらで仕入れた (how much it was bought for).