12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

expense, cost, spend, consume, waste, expense(費) variant

Kun'yomi
  • to spend ②to waste ③to devote
  • to be used up (e.g. one's savings) ②to be wasted (time, effort, etc.)
On'yomi
  • cost

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

91.1%
ついやすついえる 8.9%

Character Breakdown

expense, cost, spend
ヒ つい.やす (4th, N3)
dollar, two arrows tied together
どる フツ ホチ (Kentei Pre-1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

to spend ②to waste ③to devote
club budget
cost of medical treatment
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References

Unicode hex code 8CBB
JIS X 0208 1-40-81
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4497
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5786
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2607
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3221
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1670
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2261
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1238
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1326
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 337
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 608
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36717
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 567
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 749
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 762
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 495
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 925
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 596
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 598
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 352
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 858
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1732
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1246
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7b5.4
Four corner code 5580.6
De Roo Code 1961