# 価 value

(personleft) + 西 (west)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
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## Onyomi

KA | You want a Hummer because you think it's a high-value CAR.

## Mnemonic

| Picture the person as a mail-order bride, and she values the West highly, at least according to the website.

## Kunyomi

あたい | value - but not an actual dollar amount (that'd be 値段） . 価 is value as in, ('the value of the antique goes up with time' or 'I'll estimate the value, using my jewler's loupe and tweezers.') ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

価値(かち) | merit ★★★☆☆ 価 (value) + 値 (price or ranking) = 価値 (merit) merit or worth - not used about money (it's worth it for the view! The good part of Dancehall is the bass!)
物価(ぶっか) | price ★★☆☆☆ NP 物 (animal / thing) + 価 (value) = 物価 (price) price of commodities in general. (Tokyo prices are high! The bananna market took a hit as prices continued to fall!) An economist might use this word.
価値観(かちかん) | ｍｏｒａｌ　ｖａｌｕｅｓ ★★☆☆☆ 価値 (merit) + 観 (point of view) = 価値観 (ｍｏｒａｌ　ｖａｌｕｅｓ) ｏｎｅ’ｓ　ｍｏｒａｌ　ｖａｌｕｅｓ - used with specific things, like drinking, smoking, gambling.

## Synonyms

good point 価値 長所 特技
morals, ethics 倫理 倫理学 道徳 価値観 信念
value 値段 価値 価 値 物価 価格 小売価格 卸価格 値段