~費

~ひ · ~hi · JLPT N2 · noun

cost of ~

💴 費 = 弗 (not) + 貝 (shell money): money that is no longer yours

貝 (cowrie shell) was early currency, so it marks money in many kanji. As a suffix, ~費 means the cost of something: 交通費 (こうつうひ) is transport cost and 食費 (しょくひ) is food cost. Hook: you say hi to a fee.

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