How to say "inexpensive" in Japanese

• 安いやすいJLPT N5approx.Common
  i-adjectiveThe plain adjective for anything that costs little money — food, clothes, fares, tickets. When you just want to say something is inexpensive, this is the word; it can also suggest something is cheaply made.
  これはバーゲン商品しょうひんなので定価ていかよりやすくなっているんじゃないですか。↗

  Aren't you selling this at a discount price?
• 安価あんかCommon
  na-adjective, nounTreats 'inexpensive' as a matter of price: it describes goods, services or labor that cost little, and is typical of contexts that discuss prices and costs, such as product descriptions and price comparisons.
  この車くるまは彼かれが買かえるほど安価あんかだった。↗

  This car was cheap enough for him to buy.
• 低廉ていれんCommon
  na-adjective, nounAlso means 'cheap; inexpensive', much like 安価: it emphasizes low cost or price. It is a na-adjective rather than the plain adjective 安い, and for most everyday purposes 安い is the word you want.
• 安直あんちょくCommon
  na-adjective, nounSeldom the word you want for something that simply costs little: it is dated, and it really describes a cheap-and-easy approach — taking the easy way out — rather than the low price of goods.

For the plain sense 'costs little', use 「安い」; 安価 and 低廉 are na-adjective alternatives that express it as a low price; 安直 is dated and really means a cheap-and-easy approach rather than a low price.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 安いやすいcheap
• 安価あんかlow-priced
• 低廉ていれんcheap
• 格安かくやす(very) cheap
• 安直あんちょくinexpensive