Japanese symbol for “prices”
物価
ぶっか
Romaji: bukka
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
In Japanese, prices is 物価, read ぶっか (bukka).
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
- n prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “prices”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 諸式 | しょしき shoshiki | various goods; prices |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 人物 | じんぶつ jinbutsu | person; character; figure |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
| 建物 | たてもの tatemono | building |
| 物質 | ぶっしつ busshitsu | material; substance |
| 本物 | ほんもの honmono | genuine article; real thing; real deal |
| 評価 | ひょうか hyouka | valuation; appraisal; evaluation |
| 価値 | かち kachi | value; worth; merit |
See also: Chinese symbol for “prices”.
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.