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💲💲(接尾辞) ～費、～代、~賃、～料💲💲
Their usages may overlap to some extent, but we can still see the general convention.
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費 (ひ) Broad "expense" required to run or support something, for overall costs 🧾 (often multiple* components)
e.g. 交通費 、生活費 、食費、医療費 、光熱費 、教育費、 教材費、旅行費
🇯🇵日本 の 景色 は 非常に 美しい 反面 、 旅行
費 は 高い 。 The scenery in Japan is extraordinarily beautiful; on the other hand
travel cost is high.
費用 ひ\よう 💸
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代 (だい) originally means “substitute.” Money paid
in place of* 🔖the thing itself e.g. 本代、車代 、花代、食事代 OR the
measurable ⏰⏲️usage*. The more you use, the more it charges. e.g. 電気代、ガス代、タクシー代、修理代、宿泊代、風呂代、バス代、電車代
🚚引っ越し を する 時 は 引っ越し
代 やら 敷金 やら 何かと お金 が かかる 。 When moving, one way or another it costs a lot of money, with
moving fees, security deposits, and what not.
代金 だ\いきん 🏷️
無代 む\だい 🎁
Why is it 電気代 but 光熱費?
→ 電気
代 = the price you pay for the electricity (measurable) you used
→ 光熱
費 = the category of expenses (multiple: electricity + gas + water)
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賃 (ちん) It's commonly used for paying loan or rental, e.g. 家賃、借賃 OR sometimes for fare, e.g. 電車賃、船賃、運賃
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家賃 を 大家 へ 振り込んだ 。 (I) transferred the rent to the landlord.
賃金 /ちんぎん
賃貸料金 /ちんたいりょうきん
rent, rental
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料 (りょう) It usually involves a
fixed amount* of money to pay for one* usage or service specifically.
E.g. 入場料🎢、観覧料🗽、授業料🧑🏻🏫、手数料、使用料、原稿料、サービス料 、検定料、賃貸料🚗、高速通行料、保管料、整髪料💈 、延滞料
🎹私 の ピアノ レッスン の 使用
料 を 含んでいます 。The price of my piano lessons includes
the use* of the piano.
料金 りょ\うきん 🎫
有料 ゆ/うりょう 💲
無料 む/りょう 🆓
🚢Why is it 送
料 (shipping fee) and not 送
費 ?
→ Because you’re paying for the
service*👌🏻 of sending, not for the total cost structure.
In a restaurant 🥂🥗🧆🧑🏻💼
- 食
費 ☝🏻— total expenses used
- 食事
代 ✌🏻— meal price
- サービス
料 👌🏻— service charge 10% fixed.
For education 🧑🏻🏫
教育
費 ☝🏻 一 expenses for education
授業
代 ✌🏻一 depending on hours of tutorials
授業
料 👌🏻一 a fixed amount if tuition fee per term