安価(あんか)

あんか
na-adjective, noun
inexpensive, low-priced, cheap
formaldescriptive
1. inexpensive, low-priced, cheap
Low in price. A formal or written-style word that can be neutral or slightly negative depending on context. When describing price alone, it is neutral; when implying low quality, it carries a negative nuance.
安価(あんか)な商品(しょうひん)を探(さが)す。
To look for inexpensive products.
安価(あんか)で品質(ひんしつ)のいい素材(そざい)が手(て)に入(はい)った。
I got my hands on an inexpensive yet high-quality material.
海外(かいがい)から安価(あんか)な労働力(ろうどうりょく)を輸入(ゆにゅう)することの問題点(もんだいてん)が議論(ぎろん)されている。
The problems of importing cheap labor from overseas are being debated.

Usage

A formal alternative to 安(やす)い. Commonly used in writing, business contexts, and news reports. Unlike 安(やす)い, which is purely conversational and neutral, 安価(あんか) can carry a slight implication of low quality when used to describe goods, though this depends on context.

Common collocations

Similar words

安(やす)い is the everyday word for "cheap/inexpensive." 安価(あんか) is more formal and often used in written or business contexts. 廉価(れんか) is even more formal and literary.

Related Words

Antonym: 高価(こうか) (expensive)
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