安価

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 安価, read あんか, means being inexpensive or low-priced.
• Basic usage: It is used to describe tableware prices or supplying a product at a low price through mass production.
  • 丈夫で安価な食器を新しい食堂にそろえた。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Register compared with 安い
  • 安い is common in everyday speech, while 安価 is well suited to discussing prices in product descriptions or reports.