費

Expense, Cost

つい-やす (tsui-yasu)

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

The kanji 費 appears in many financial words such as 学費 (tuition), 消費 (consumption), and 交通費 (transportation expenses). It almost always relates to spending money.

Memory Trick

Imagine opening your WALLET and watching MONEY disappear to pay your bills. That's an EXPENSE.

Readings

Onyomi: ヒ (hi)

Kunyomi: つい-やす (tsui-yasu)

Example Words

学費

がくひ (gakuhi)

Tuition

交通費

こうつうひ (koutsuuhi)

Transportation expenses

消費

しょうひ (shouhi)

Consumption

生活費

せいかつひ (seikatsuhi)

Living expenses

Example Sentence

交通費は会社が払います。

こうつうひはかいしゃがはらいます。

koutsuuhi wa kaisha ga haraimasu

The company pays the transportation expenses.

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