割安・割り安|わりやすwariyasu[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
割安割安 is the most common form and is written entirely in kanji; it is the form learners should use in writing.
割り安割り安 is a less common variant, written with kanji and kana mixed; it may appear in writing, but 割安 is more common.
Definitions
- na-adjective, no-adjectiveeconomical; comparatively cheap
Conjugation
| Plain form | 割安（わりやす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 割安です（わりやすです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 割安ではない（わりやすではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 割安ではありません（わりやすではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 割安だった（わりやすだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 割安ではなかった（わりやすではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 割安で（わりやすで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 割安に（わりやすに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 割安なら（わりやすなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym格安かくやすNeutralRefers to exceptionally low prices, as in 「格安チケット」. 「割安」 is about good value relative to quality or quantity rather than simply being cheap.
- Synonym安価あんかWrittenWritten word for a low price; it can also mean shallow, as in 「安価な同情」. 「割安」 stresses good value for money.
- Synonym廉価れんかWrittenWritten word meaning cheap, as in 「廉価版」. 「割安」 stresses value relative to quality or quantity.
- Synonym低廉ていれんFormalFormal word for low prices, as in 「低廉な料金」. 「割安」 stresses good value for money.
- Synonym安いやすいNeutralThe plain adjective for cheap, used widely in both speech and writing. 「割安」 emphasizes that something is comparatively good value.
- Synonym安上がりやすあがりCasualColloquial word for getting something done at little cost, as in 「自炊は安上がり」. 「割安」 is good value relative to quality, quantity or comparable prices.
- Antonym割高わりだかNeutralThe antonym: comparatively expensive relative to quality or quantity, the opposite of 「割安」 in value-for-money terms.
Choose 「割安」 for good value relative to quality or quantity, as in 「まとめ買いは割安」. For simply cheap prices use 「安い」, exceptionally cheap ones 「格安」, money-saving 「安上がり」; 「安価」「廉価」「低廉」 are written or formal words for low prices; the opposite is 「割高」.
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