The kanji 価 means "value," "price," or "worth." It refers to the monetary or intrinsic value of something, often used in the context of economics, pricing, or assessment of something's importance.

・On-yomi (音読み): カ (ka) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None, as the meaning is often conveyed through words incorporating the kanji.

⚫︎ 価格（かかく） Translation: Price, cost ⚫︎ 価値（かち） Translation: Value, worth ⚫︎ 評価（ひょうか） Translation: Evaluation, assessment

The kanji 価 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). It combines the radical 人（person, as a simplified form of 亻） with the phonetic component 化（ka, meaning "to change" or "to transform"). The radical 人 indicates a connection to humans and human activities, while 化 contributes the sound and suggests the idea of "changing" or "making something into something else." In this context, it relates to assigning a "value" to something that is "made into" a price or worth. The character evolved over time, taking its current form.