価格|かかくkakaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounprice; value; cost
   価格かかくは需要じゅようを反映はんえいする。↗

   The price reflects the demand.

• SynonymプライスNeutralLoanword for price, used mostly in commercial and advertising contexts, as in 「プライスダウン」 and 「ロープライス」; not the everyday word.
• Synonym値段ねだんCasualColloquial everyday word for the price of goods, as in 「値段が高い」; more casual than 「価格」 and the most common choice in daily speech.
• Synonym代金だいきんWrittenWritten/formal prose for the money actually paid for something, as in 「代金を支払う」; the focus is on the payment itself.
• Synonym価額かがくWrittenWritten/formal term for a value assessed in monetary terms, used mostly in tax and legal contexts, as in 「課税価額」.
• Synonym代価だいかWrittenWritten/formal prose for the price paid for something, or figuratively its cost or sacrifice, as in 「自由の代価」.
• Related相場そうばNeutralRefers to market prices, as in 「為替相場」; the emphasis is on the fluctuating going rate rather than a fixed price.
• Relatedお代おだいCasualPolite word for a charge such as admission or a meal, as in 「お代はいりません」; typically used by shops.

Default to 「価格」. Use 「値段」 in casual talk, 「代金」 for money to be paid, 「お代」 for a shop's polite charge, 「相場」 for market prices, 「代価」 for a price or sacrifice, and 「プライス」 in advertising.

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1. 物ものまたはサービスの価値かちを金額きんがくによって表あらわしたもの。