Kanji

費

費

expense, cost, spend, consume, waste

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

貝部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヒ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ついやす, ついえる

Nanori (Name Reading)

もち

Common Readings

ヒ, つい…える, つい…やす

Example sentences

消費 しょうひ
現代 社会 で は エネルギー の 消費 が 激しい 。

Energy consumption is intense in modern society.

引き上げる ひきあげる
政府 は 来年 、 消費 税率 を 引き上げる こと を 決定 した 。

The government decided to raise the consumption tax rate next year.

費やす ついやす
彼 は その 研究 に 多く の 時間 を 費やした 。

He spent a lot of time on that research.

推敲 すいこう
彼 は 小説 の 推敲 に 多く の 時間 を 費やした

He spent a lot of time revising his novel.

費用 ひよう
旅行 の 費用 は 全部 で 十 万 円 かかった 。

The travel expenses totaled 100,000 yen.

負担 ふたん
費用 の 負担 を 全員 で 分かち合う こと に した 。

We decided to share the burden of the expenses among everyone.

生活費 せいかつひ
東京 は 生活費 が 高い と 言われている 。

It is said that the cost of living in Tokyo is high.

つれる つれる
物価 の 上昇 に つれて 、 生活費 も 高く なった 。

As prices rose, the cost of living also became higher.

費 ひ
毎月 の 食 費 を 節約 する 。

Save on monthly food expenses.

国防 こくぼう
政府 は 国防 費 を 増やす こと を 決定 した 。

The government decided to increase national defense spending.

Example Vocabulary

消費

しょうひ

consumption; expenditure; spending

費やす

ついやす

to spend; to consume; to devote

費用

ひよう

cost; expense; expenditure

生活費

せいかつひ

cost of living; living expenses

費

ひ

expense; cost; fee

浪費

ろうひ

waste; extravagance

経費

けいひ

expenses; disbursements

学費

がくひ

tuition; educational expenses

出費

しゅっぴ

expense, expenditure

食費

しょくひ

food expenses; cost of food

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