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賃

Rent
Stroke count: 13

Readings

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JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 6Level 33

Meanings

  1. rent
    彼は家賃をだいぶ滞納し、そのためアパートをたちのかされた。He was way behind on his rent. As a result, he was evicted from his apartment.tatoeba
  2. charge
  3. fareRtK
    彼は二倍の運賃を払った。He paid double fare.tatoeba
  4. fee
  5. hire
  6. wages
    彼は私たちに高い賃金を支払うことを約束した。He promised to pay us high wages.tatoeba
    彼は私に１週間分の賃金を前払いしてくれた。He advanced me a week's wages.tatoeba
  1. hire (charge)

Popular Usage

運賃

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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responsibility · person (人) · porter · drop (丶) · samurai · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1079

Compound words

運賃うんちん
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
家賃やちん
rent
賃金ちんぎん
wages; pay
賃借ちんしゃく
renting; rental; hiring; leasing (from)
賃貸ちんたい
leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting
賃上げちんあげ
wage increase; pay rise
工賃こうちん
labor cost
借賃かりちん
rental fee
賃銭ちんせん
wages, fee
加工賃かこうちん
processing fees
汽車賃きしゃちん
train fare
使い賃つかいちん
messenger tip or charge
借り賃かりちん
rental fee
賃労働ちんろうどう
wage labor
最低賃金さいていちんぎん
minimum wage
最低賃金制さいていちんぎんせい
minimum wage system

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Wages, rent. 任 (entrust) + 貝 (money) — money for work entrusted. 家賃 — rent.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 賃

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step