Skip to content
JapanLingo

value / price

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Stroke count
8
JLPT
N2

Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.

Memory tip

A flat illustration of a drawstring purse with coins spilling from it, with the kanji 価 ("value") drawn into the picture.

Picture a drawstring purse with coins spilling from it: that is what 価 means — value / price. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene, and beside it 覀 (west / cover) — an upturned basket sitting low, like the sun settling in the west. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

Stroke Order

Stroke count: 8

General writing tips

These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.

  • •Write from top to bottom.
  • •Write from left to right.
  • •Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
  • •Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
  • •In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
  • •This kanji has 8 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.

Step by step

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Practice Writing

Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.

Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.

Writing Tips

  • Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
  • Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
  • Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
  • Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.

Example words

bukka

prices (of goods)

hyouka

evaluation

kabuka

stock price

hyoukasuru

to do evaluation

hyoukashita

plain past: did evaluation

hyoukachuudesu

in the middle of evaluation

Example sentences (6)

toukyou wa bukka ga takai desu.

Prices are high in Tokyo.

bukka ga agaru ippou de, kyuuryou wa nakanaka agarimasen.

While prices keep rising, salaries hardly go up.

joushi kara takai hyouka o moraimashita.

I received a high evaluation from my supervisor.

ichinenme wa kekka yori doryoku ga hyouka sareru koto ga ooi desu.

In your first year, effort is often valued more than results.

aite ga kyohi shita to shitemo, mou ichido setsumei suru kachi wa arimasu.

Even if the other side refuses, it is worth explaining once more.

atarashii kachi o souzou suru shigoto ga shitai desu.

I want a job where I create new value.