Word details

消費

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 消費.

Dictionary

Entry

消費ょうひNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #4159
1

consumption; expenditure; spending

Examples
その車は多量の燃料を消費する。
The car consumes a lot of fuel.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel

10 strokesFrequency 345JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ショウ

Kun

き.えるけ.す

expense, cost, spend, consume, waste

12 strokesFrequency 321JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

つい.やすつい.える

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