単価(たんか)

単価(たんか) refers to the price of a single unit or item. It is primarily used in business, retail, and manufacturing contexts rather than everyday conversation.

Common expressions

• 客(きゃく)単価(たんか): average spending per customer (a key retail metric)
• 単価(たんか)が高(たか)い/安(やす)い: high/low unit price
• 単価(たんか)を上(あ)げる/下(さ)げる: to raise/lower the unit price
• 原価(げんか)単価(たんか): unit cost (manufacturing)

Etymology

単(たん) (single) + 価(か) (price). Related terms include 定価(ていか) (list price), 原価(げんか) (cost price), and 時価(じか) (market price).

Usage

In business discussions, 客(きゃく)単価(たんか) (customer unit price) is a key performance metric meaning the average amount each customer spends per visit or transaction.