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値

値·value, price, numerical value

On-yomi
チ
Kun-yomi
ねあたい

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

10 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
値段ねだんprice
価値かちvalue, worth
値上げねあげprice increase
数値すうちa numerical value, figure

Example sentences

  1. この本は値段が安いです。

    このほんはねだんがやすいです。

    This book is cheap.

  2. その経験には大きな価値があります。

    そのけいけんにはおおきなかちがあります。

    That experience has great value.

  3. 来月からバス代が値上げされます。

    らいげつからバスだいがねあげされます。

    Bus fares go up from next month.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • Reading 値段 as *ちだん — the kun reading ね is used
  • Using 値段 for abstract worth; that is 価値

Memory aid

Picture it

亻 (person) beside 直 (straight, honest) — the straight figure a person puts on a thing: its price.

Vocabulary using this kanji

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