値 means “value, price”

ね · ne

Also: cost

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ね, あたい

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

チ

Taught in grade 6 · 10 strokes

The story

A person (亻) standing straight (直): the honest, upright worth of something. In Japanese markets, 値段 (nedan, price) is rarely haggled; the displayed price reflects fair value. The concept of 値打ち (neuchi, worth) goes deeper than money: it measures the true merit of things.

Used in 値段 (nedan, price), 価値 (kachi, value), and 値引き (nebiki, discount)

More from Commerce & Trade

• 利 profit
• 商 commerce
• 税 tax
• 安 cheap
• 高 expensive
• 払 pay
• 収 income
• 富 wealth
• 貯 save
• 借 borrow
• 貸 lend
• 貿 trade

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.