値上(ねあ)げ

ねあげ
noun/suru-verb
price increase; price hike
1. price increase; raising prices; price hike
The act of increasing the price of goods, services, or wages.
来月(らいげつ)から電気(でんき)料金(りょうきん)が値上(ねあ)げされる。
Electricity rates will be raised starting next month.
原材料(げんざいりょう)の高騰(こうとう)で値上(ねあ)げせざるを得(え)ない。
Due to soaring raw material costs, we have no choice but to raise prices.
相次(あいつ)ぐ値上(ねあ)げで家計(かけい)が苦(くる)しい。
Successive price increases are straining our household budget.

WORD STRUCTURE:
値(ね) (price, value) + 上(あ)げ (raising, from 上(あ)げる)

VERB FORM:
値上(ねあ)げする - to raise prices (transitive suru-verb)
値上(ねあ)げされる - prices are raised (passive)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 値上(ねあ)げを発表(はっぴょう)する - to announce a price increase
  • 値上(ねあ)げに踏(ふ)み切(き)る - to decide on a price increase
  • 値上(ねあ)げ幅(はば) - amount of price increase
  • 値上(ねあ)げラッシュ - wave of price increases

CONTEXTS:

  • 物価(ぶっか)の値上(ねあ)げ - price increases of goods
  • 賃金(ちんぎん)の値上(ねあ)げ - wage increase
  • 家賃(やちん)の値上(ねあ)げ - rent increase

ANTONYM:

  • 値下(ねさ)げ - price reduction

Related Words

Antonym: 値下(ねさ)げ (price reduction)
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Added 2026.1.20 19:31 · Revised 2026.1.24 23:24
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