value · price

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 価 expresses price or value; its on-reading is か.
• Basic usage: 価格(かかく) is a price in a transaction; 価値(かち) is worth recognized through usefulness, importance, or similar qualities.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Price and value
  • 価格を比べる means to compare prices. 価値がある judges something useful or important and does not necessarily mean it is expensive.
• Repeated sounds in a word
  • 価格 is read かかく, combining the two characters' readings. Keep the middle か.