Nuance & Usage
値段 is the everyday word for the price of something. It is often used with: 値段が高い/安い (expensive/cheap price), 値段をつける (set a price), 値段を聞く (ask the price), 値段が分からない (don't know the price). In more formal/business contexts, 価格 (kakaku) is preferred. 定価 (teika) means list price/fixed price, while 実売価格 (jitsubai kakaku) is the actual selling price. Note: 値引き (nebiki) is a price reduction/markdown from a seller's perspective.
Common Mistakes
Learners confuse 値段 (nedan — everyday word for price) with 価格 (kakaku — price in business/formal context) and 料金 (ryoukin — fee/charge for a service). 値段 is used for goods; 料金 for services (taxi fare, electricity bill, admission fee). Example: この服の値段はいくらですか？ (goods) vs バスの料金はいくらですか？ (service). Don't say 値段がない for "free" — say 無料 (muryou) or ただ (tada).
Example Sentences (3)
この商品の値段はいくらですか？
このしょうひんのねだんはいくらですか？
How much does this product cost?
最近、食品の値段がどんどん上がっています。
さいきん、しょくひんのねだんがどんどんあがっています。
Recently, food prices have been going up steadily.
値段の割には、品質がとてもいいですね。
ねだんのわりには、ひんしつがとてもいいですね。
Considering the price, the quality is very good.
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