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Japanese symbol for “price”

Romaji: kakaku
price; value; cost

In Japanese, price is , read (kakaku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n price; value; cost

Kanji and stroke order

value, price
on: カ、ケ
kun: あたい
8 strokes · JLPT 2
status, rank, capacity
on: カク、コウ、キャク、ゴウ
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “price”

WordReadingMeaning
あたい ataiprice; cost
ねだん nedanprice; cost
だいきん daikinprice; cost; charge
ね neprice; cost
じか jikacurrent value; price; market value

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひょうか hyoukavaluation; appraisal; evaluation
かち kachivalue; worth; merit
ていか teikalist price; regular price; established price
こうか koukahighly priced; expensive; valuable
ぶっか bukkaprices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
せいかく seikakucharacter (of a person); personality; disposition
しかく shikakuqualifications; requirements; capabilities
ごうかく goukakupassing (an exam); pass; success

See also: Chinese symbol for “price”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.