価値(かち)ある

A pre-noun modifier combining 価値(かち) (value, worth) and ある (to exist). It functions as an attributive expression placed directly before a noun, meaning "having value" or "worthwhile."

This pattern (noun + ある) is a classical Japanese construction that survives in modern written and somewhat formal spoken Japanese. Other examples include 意味(いみ)ある (meaningful) and 力(ちから)ある (powerful).

Common collocations

• 価値(かち)ある体験(たいけん): a valuable experience
• 価値(かち)ある情報(じょうほう): valuable information
• 価値(かち)ある存在(そんざい): a worthy existence
• 読(よ)む価値(かち)がある: worth reading

Similar words

• 貴重(きちょう)な: precious, valuable — emphasizes rarity and preciousness
• 有意義(ゆういぎ)な: meaningful, significant — emphasizes purposefulness
• 価値(かち)がある: to have value — the predicative form (used at the end of a sentence rather than before a noun)