JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 賃: "fare, fee, hire"
The kanji 賃 means "fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 961 of 2,501 |
Common words with 賃
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 家賃rent
- 賃金wages; pay · rental payment
- 運賃(passenger) fare · freight rates; shipping expenses
- 駄賃reward; recompense; tip · conveyance charge; packhorse charge
- 賃hire (charge); rent; charge; fare
- 賃貸leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting
- 手間賃payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
- 電車賃train fare
- お駄賃little something; reward; tip
- 賃料rent; rental
- 木賃宿cheap lodging house
- 労賃wages
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