This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ヒ、つい.やす、つい.える
Romaji: hi, tsui.yasu, tsui.eru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

expense, cost, spend, consume, waste

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  154
Frequency:  321
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  2-5-7
Korean Reading:  bi
Chinese Reading:  fei4
Unicode:  8cbb
JIS:  4871

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2607
Nelson Index: 4497
New Nelson Index: 5786
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7b5.4
Four Corner Index: 5580.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 567
Gakken Index: 337
Daikanwanjiten Index: 36717
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0736
Remembering the kanji Index: 1238
Kanji Way Index: 352
Kanji Flashcards Index: 925
Kodansha Compact Index: 1732
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 596
Kanji in Context Index: 858
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1670
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2261
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1246
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1326
Essential Kanji Index: 608
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3221
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1961
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 495
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 598

Words

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cost; expense
消費 (しょうひ)
consumption; expenditure
燃費 (ねんぴ)
fuel consumption; gas mileage
費やす (ついやす)
to spend; to expend; to consume; to waste; to squander; to throw away; to devote
学費 (がくひ)
tuition; school expenses
(あたい、あたえ、あたいえ)
Atai (post-Taika hereditary title often given to regional administrators)
費用 (ひよう)
cost; expense
経費 (けいひ)
expenses; cost; outlay
自費 (じひ)
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
工費 (こうひ)
construction cost
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