Japanese

やちん
Meaning: rent (for a house or apartment)
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

家
賃

Example sentences

In central Tokyo, rent is extremely high.
家賃の支払いを催促する電話がかかってきた。
I received a call demanding payment of the rent.
家主が来月家賃を上げると言った。
The landlord said he would raise the rent next month.
都心に住むのは便利だが、家賃が高い。
Living in the city center is convenient, but the rent is high.
彼は家賃を支払うために小切手を切った。
He wrote a check to pay the rent.
都心部の家賃は非常に高い。
Rents in the city center are extremely high.
都会は家賃が高くて、庶民には住みにくい場所だ。
The city is a hard place for ordinary people to live because the rent is high.
毎月の家賃を銀行に払い込んだ。
I paid the monthly rent to the bank.

Usage Notes

Specifically refers to the periodic payment made by a tenant to a landlord for the use of a house or room.

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