value · price

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 値 denotes a price or value, with the readings ね, あたい, and ち.
• Basic usage: 値段(ねだん) is the price of an item; 数値(すうち) is a numerical value from measurement, calculation, or similar work.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Prices and measured values
  • 値段を尋ねる means to ask the price, while 数値を入力する means to enter numerical values. 値 is not limited to monetary amounts.
• Reading value on its own
  • 値 referring to a measured or calculated value is commonly read あたい. Distinguish this from ね in 値段.