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費

expense
Stroke count: 12

Readings

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Kun readingつい.やす、つい.える
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. expenseRtK
  2. cost
    製造費は予算の３６パーセントと見積もっている。I estimate the production costs to be 36 percent of the budget.tatoeba
    彼は費用を度外視した。He left cost out of account.tatoeba
  3. spend
  4. consume
    彼は大量の酒を消費する。He consumes an enormous amount of liquor.tatoeba
  5. waste
    彼は父から受けついだものを浪費した。He wasted that which he had received from his father.tatoeba

Popular Usage

消費経費

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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dollar · bow (弓) · stick (丨) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1326

Compound words

消費しょうひ
consumption; expenditure; spending
経費けいひ
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
会費かいひ
membership fee
学費がくひ
tuition; school expenses
公費こうひ
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
工費こうひ
construction cost
国費こくひ
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
私費しひ
private expense
自費じひ
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
実費じっぴ
actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price
出費しゅっぴ
expenses; disbursements
食費しょくひ
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
燃費ねんぴ
fuel consumption; gas mileage
費用ひよう
cost; expense
旅費りょひ
travel expenses
浪費ろうひ
waste; extravagance
戦費せんぴ
war expenditures
交際費こうさいひ
entertainment expenses
交通費こうつうひ
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
光熱費こうねつひ
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
消費者しょうひしゃ
consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; buyer; consumer (in a food chain)
消費税しょうひぜい
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
人件費じんけんひ
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
生活費せいかつひ
living expenses

On Reading Examples

入院費についておたずねしたいのですが。ひ
I'd like to get information about your hospital fee.tatoeba
診察費の支払いにトラベラーズチェックは使えますか。ひ
Can I use my travelers' checks to pay the fee?tatoeba
診察費の支払いにクレジットカードは使えますか。ひ
Can I use my credit card?tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は大学の学費を親に頼っている。
He depends on his parents for his university fees.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 費

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