Japanese symbol for “value”
価値
かち
Romaji: kachi
value; worth; merit
In Japanese, value is 価値, read かち (kachi).
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 value; worth; merit
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “value”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 価格 | かかく kakaku | price; value; cost |
| 質 | しつ shitsu | quality; value |
| 値打ち | ねうち neuchi | value; worth; merit |
| 値 | あたい atai | value; worth; merit |
| 買う | かう kau | to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 評価 | ひょうか hyouka | valuation; appraisal; evaluation |
| 価格 | かかく kakaku | price; value; cost |
| 定価 | ていか teika | list price; regular price; established price |
| 高価 | こうか kouka | highly priced; expensive; valuable |
| 物価 | ぶっか bukka | prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living |
| 値段 | ねだん nedan | price; cost |
| 数値 | すうち suuchi | numerical value |
| 値上げ | ねあげ neage | price increase; rise in price; wage increase |
See also: Chinese symbol for “value”.
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.
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