価 — “value / price” in Japanese

Grade 5か, あたい

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“value / price” in Japanese is 価, read ka, atai (か, あたい). It is a Grade 5 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 5 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 価格 (price).

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What does 価 mean?

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Kanji	価
Meaning	value / price
Readings	か, あたい
Grade	Grade 5 (Hard)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	価格 (price)

How to read 価

価 is read ka (か) or atai (あたい) depending on the word.

Words with 価

評価ひょうか
価格かかく
価値
廉価

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Updated: 2026-08-28