JLPT N3 · 12 strokes
Kanji 費: "expense, cost, spend"
The kanji 費 means "expense, cost, spend, consume, waste". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ヒ in on'yomi and つい.やす, つい.える in kun'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)
ヒ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つい.やすつい.える
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 | expense, cost, spend, consume, waste |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 321 of 2,501 |
Common words with 費
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 消費consumption; expenditure; spending
- 費用cost; expense
- 費やすto spend; to expend; to consume · to waste; to squander; to throw away
- 費cost; expense
- 生活費living expenses
- 浪費waste; extravagance
- 経費expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays
- 学費tuition; school expenses
- 出費expenses; disbursements
- 食費food expenses; money for food; charge for board
- 旅費travel expenses
- 治療費cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
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