How do you say "market price, whatever it costs today" in Japanese?

Name: Every Line on This Japanese Menu Has a Price. One Line Has Two Kanji Instead.
Uploaded: 2026-08-18T22:02:00Z
Duration: 21 s
Description: Learn to say 時価 (jika) — market price, whatever it costs today. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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Every Line on This Japanese Menu Has a Price. One Line Has Two Kanji Instead.

To say market price, whatever it costs today in Japanese, say 時価 (jika).

One line on the menu has no number. That's not a printing mistake.

時価 jika market price, whatever it costs today

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In this video

これは時価です。 kore wa jika desu. This one's market price.
今日はおいくらですか？ kyou wa oikura desu ka? How much is it today?

Kanji in this phrase

時価: じか
今日: きょう

Why this phrase

At a sushi counter or izakaya, 時価 replaces the price on whatever came in fresh that morning. It means the price moves with the market. One takeaway: 時価 means the number isn't decided yet, so ask before you order it.