A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 12 strokes

Expense ; Cost ; Spend ; Consume ; Waste

Readings on: ヒ
Kun readings: つい.やす・つい.える

費用ひよう — Fresh

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 消費しょうひ — consumption Word card → Source
• 費用ひよう — cost; expenditure Word card → Source
• 浪費ろうひ — waste; loss Source
• 国費こくひ — National expenditure Source
• 私費しひ — personal expenditure Source
• 食費しょくひ — Food costs Source