How to Say ‘How much is it?’ in Japanese
いくらですか。
ikura desu ka
[ee-koo-rah dess kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [いくらですか] is the standard polite way to ask the price. Short, easy, powerful.
🇯🇵 In Japan: This phrase works almost anywhere: hotels, shops, counters, and transport services. It is a must-have survival phrase.
Phrase Breakdown
いくら
ikura
[ee-koo-rah]
how much
Asks about price or cost.
送料はいくらですか。
How much is the shipping fee?
ですか
desu ka
is it?; polite question ending
Makes the sentence into a polite question.
これは本ですか。
Is this a book?
Words in this phrase
です
desu
[dess]
is; it is
Polite copula used in questions and statements.
送料はいくらですか。
How much is the shipping fee?
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
送料はいくらですか。
How much is the shipping fee?
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