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No. 2,000 in Japanese

コスパ

"コスパ" is a Japanese abbreviation for "cost performance," meaning the value or efficiency gained relative to the cost.

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  • このレストランはコスパがとても良いです。

    This restaurant has very good cost performance.

    The word コスパ is used to describe the restaurant's cost-performance ratio, meaning the value it provides for its price is high.

  • 新しいスマートフォンのコスパについて教えてください。

    Please tell me about the cost performance of the new smartphone.

    The word コスパ here indicates the evaluation of the smartphone's features and quality relative to its price.

  • コスパを考えて、家電を選びます。

    I choose appliances while considering their cost performance.

    In this sentence, コスパ is used to express the consideration of balance between price and quality when making purchasing decisions.

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