Japanese symbol for “costs”
経費
けいひ
Romaji: keihi
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays
In Japanese, costs is 経費, read けいひ (keihi).
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Meanings
- n expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “costs”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掛かり | かかり kakari | expenses; costs |
| 訴訟費用 | そしょうひよう soshouhiyou | (lawsuit) costs |
| 入り用 | いりよう iriyou | costs; expenses |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 経済 | けいざい keizai | economy; economics |
| 経験 | けいけん keiken | experience |
| 経営 | けいえい keiei | management; administration; operation |
| 神経 | しんけい shinkei | nerve |
| 経過 | けいか keika | passage (of time); elapsing; lapse |
| 経由 | けいゆ keiyu | going through; going via; going by way of |
| 消費 | しょうひ shouhi | consumption; expenditure; spending |
| 費用 | ひよう hiyou | cost; expense |
See also: Chinese symbol for “costs”.
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