Kanji

賃

賃

fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

貝部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チン

Nanori (Name Reading)

かぬ, かね, とお

Common Readings

チン

Example sentences

家賃 やちん
東京の都心部では、家賃が非常に高い。

In central Tokyo, rent is extremely high.

催促 さいそく
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.

賃金 ちんぎん
この会社の賃金は高いです

The wages at this company are high.

是正 ぜせい
賃金の格差を是正する必要がある。

There is a need to correct the wage gap.

賃貸 ちんたい
私は賃貸マンションに住んでいます。

I live in a rental apartment.

運賃 うんちん
バスの運賃はいくらですか。

How much is the bus fare?

精算 せいさん
乗り越し運賃を窓口で精算した。

I settled the excess fare at the counter.

電車賃 でんしゃちん
電車賃が足りなくて、歩いて帰ることにした。

I didn't have enough train fare, so I decided to walk home.

Example Vocabulary

家賃

やちん

rent (for a house or apartment)

賃金

ちんぎん

wages, pay

賃貸

ちんたい

renting; leasing; hire

運賃

うんちん

fare; freight rates; shipping expenses

手間賃

てまちん

駄賃

だちん

お駄賃

おだちん

電車賃

でんしゃちん

train fare; train fee

賃料

ちんりょう

賃

ちん

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