費 Kanji – expense
The Japanese kanji 費 can mean expense, cost, spend, consume, waste.
Meaning and Readings
How is 費 read?
費 has the onyomi reading ヒ and the kunyomi readings ついやす, ついえる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as hi, tsuiyasu, tsuieru.
Common Japanese Words Using 費
These common Japanese words contain 費. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 会費（かいひ） — membership fee
- 学費（がくひ） — tuition, school expenses
- 経費（けいひ） — expenses, expenditure, outgoings, outlays, costs
- 交際費（こうさいひ） — entertainment expenses
- 交通費（こうつうひ） — traveling expenses, travelling expenses, carfare
- 光熱費（こうねつひ） — cost of fuel and lighting, cost of heat and electricity, energy bill, utility cost
- 公費（こうひ） — public expense, public funds, public money, public expenditure
- 工費（こうひ） — construction cost
- 国費（こくひ） — national expenditure, government spending, public funds
- 私費（しひ） — private expense