価値|かちkachi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounvalue; worth; merit
   この本ほんにはある程度ていどの価値かちはあります。↗

   This book has a certain value.

• Synonym値打ちねうちNeutralIn everyday speech, whether something is worth it or its value, as in 「値打ちのある品」; also a bargain, as in 「お値打ち価格」. More colloquial than 「価値」.
• Synonym真価しんかWrittenTrue value or real ability, as in 「真価を問われる」「真価を発揮する」; written style, and narrower in scope than 「価値」.
• Synonym甲斐かいNeutralCan stand alone, as in 「努力した甲斐がある」, and forms suffixes like 「生きがい」「やりがい」; the payoff or reward of doing something, not the value of a thing.
• SynonymバリューCasualColloquial loanword for value in a broad sense, as in 「ブランドバリュー」; often in commercial promotion for a bargain or good value for money.
• Related長所ちょうしょNeutralStrong points where a person or thing outshines its peers; paired with 「短所」. 「価値」 is about how important or worthwhile something is, not paired with 「短所」.
• Related美点びてんWrittenWritten style for merits or fine points; used like 「長所」 but more elegant. 「価値」 is about importance, not the merits themselves.
• Related取り柄とりえNeutralA redeeming feature, often with the nuance that it is the only good point, as in 「真面目だけが取り柄だ」; doesn't rate how valuable something is.
• Related利点りてんNeutralThe advantageous side or benefit, as in 「この方法の利点」; stresses an advantage over alternatives, not how valuable something is.
• Related特長とくちょうNeutralOutstanding strengths or distinctive features, as in 「製品の特長」; common in product descriptions. 「価値」 is about importance, not features.
• Related金目かねめCasualColloquial for being valuable in money terms, as in 「金目の物を盗む」; purely about cash value. 「価値」 also covers spiritual worth.
• RelatedメリットNeutralLoanword for benefits or advantages, the opposite of 「デメリット」; used to weigh pros and cons, not to rate how valuable something is.
• RelatedありがたみNeutralThe worth that makes something feel precious, as in 「健康のありがたみ」; people often come to feel it after losing the thing, and it carries a sense of gratitude.
• Related取り所とりどころNeutralA redeeming feature or merit; in daily speech 「取り柄」 is more common. 「価値」 is about how important or worthwhile something is.
• RelatedユーティリティーNeutralLoanword for usefulness or practicality; also a utility room at home. Not fully interchangeable with 「価値」, and narrower in use.
• Related美質びしつWrittenWritten style for the fine qualities of people or things; rare in daily life, where 「長所」 or 「良いところ」 works fine.
• Antonym無用むようNeutralUseless or unneeded, as in 「無用の長物」「心配無用」; opposes 「価値」 from the angle of usefulness.
• Antonym無価値むかちWrittenUtter worthlessness, the direct opposite of 「価値」; strongly written flavor. In everyday speech 「価値がない」 sounds more natural.

Use 「価値」 for the significance or weight of a thing — how important or worthwhile it is. 「値打ち」 is the colloquial everyday word, and also covers bargains. For concrete advantages pick 「長所」, 「利点」 or 「メリット」; for the payoff of doing something use 「甲斐」; for monetary worth use 「金目」. 「真価」, 「美点」 and 「美質」 are written-style; 「バリュー」 suits ads and branding.

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

1. ある人ひとにとって、ある物もの又またはサービスに付帯ふたいする、重要じゅうようさの程度ていどを他ほかの物もの又またはサービスの重要じゅうようさと比較ひかく又または関係かんけいづけた概念がいねん。値打ねうち。
2. 特とくに、語義ごぎ1において、積極的せっきょくてきに評価ひょうかしうるもの。