What is the Kanji for "Rent" and "Fare"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Rent" and "Fare", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Rent" and "Fare" is "賃".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Chin".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "任" means "Duty" and "Responsibility" and can be read as "Nin" and "Maka". And The kanji "貝" means "Shellfish" and can be read as "Bai" and "Kai".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "賃" mean in japanese?

"賃" means "Rent" and "Fare".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

家賃: "Rent". The Japanese noun '家賃 (やちん)' means 'rent'. It refers to the periodic payment made by a tenant to a landlord for the use of a property. The amount of rent is typically determined by factors such as the location, size, and amenities of the property. The word is commonly used in phrases like '家賃を払う (やちんをはらう)' meaning 'to pay the rent', and '家賃が高い (やちんがたかい)' meaning 'the rent is expensive'. For example: The rent for my apartment is very high - (私のアパートの家賃がとてもたかい).

運賃: "Fare". The Japanese noun '運賃 (うんちん)' refers to the fare or price charged for a ticket on public transportation, such as a bus, train, or plane. It represents the amount of money required to travel a certain distance or route. For example: The train fare is 500 yen - (電車の運賃は500円です). I need to pay the bus fare - (バスの運賃を払わなければなりません).

賃金: "Wage". The noun '賃金 (ちんぎん)' refers to the regular monetary compensation paid by an employer to an employee for their work. It is the amount of money that an employee earns for the labor and services they provide. Wages are typically paid on a weekly, biweekly, or monthly basis. For example: My wage is 2,000 yen per hour - (私の時給は時間あたり2,000円です). He earns a high wage - (彼は高い賃金を稼いでいる).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". And The hiragana "ん" is read as "n".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.