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Value, Price

ね (ne), あたい (atai)

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

The kanji 値 appears everywhere in Japan—from supermarket price tags to stock market reports. Words like 値段 (price) and 価値 (value) are among the most common shopping and business vocabulary.

Memory Trick

Imagine looking at a PRICE TAG hanging from a product. That little tag tells you its VALUE.

Readings

Onyomi: チ (chi)

Kunyomi: ね (ne), あたい (atai)

Example Words

値段
ねだん (nedan)
Price
価値
かち (kachi)
Value
数値
すうち (suuchi)
Numerical value
安値
やすね (yasune)
Low price

Example Sentence

この シャツの 値段は 五千円です。

この シャツの ねだんは ごせんえんです。

kono shatsu no nedan wa gosen en desu

The price of this shirt is 5,000 yen.

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