廉価(れんか)

れんか
na-adjective, noun
low-priced, inexpensive, cheap
formalwrittenbusinessdescriptive
1. low-priced, inexpensive, cheap
A formal term meaning low in price or cost. Unlike 安(やす)い, which is everyday language, 廉価(れんか) is used in written and business contexts and does not carry the negative connotation of poor quality.
廉価(れんか)版(ばん)の書籍(しょせき)が発売(はつばい)された。
A budget edition of the book was released.
この製品(せいひん)は廉価(れんか)でありながら品質(ひんしつ)が高(たか)い。
This product is inexpensive yet high in quality.
海外(かいがい)から廉価(れんか)な部品(ぶひん)を輸入(ゆにゅう)することでコストを削減(さくげん)している。
They are reducing costs by importing inexpensive parts from overseas.

Usage

A formal, written-style word. In everyday speech, 安(やす)い is used instead. 廉価(れんか) is neutral or even positive — it implies a reasonable or attractive price without suggesting poor quality. The compound 廉価(れんか)版(ばん) (budget edition, economy version) is especially common for books, DVDs, and software.

Common collocations

Related Words

Antonym: 高価(こうか) (expensive)
Synonym: 安価(あんか) (low-priced)
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Added 2026.2.21 19:36 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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