有料(ゆうりょう)

有料(ゆうりょう) means "requiring payment" — the opposite of 無料(むりょう) (free). It functions as a noun and の-adjective, modifying other nouns directly or with の.

Compounds

有(ゆう) (have/exist) + 料(りょう) (fee) — literally "fee exists."

Common collocations

• 有料(ゆうりょう)道路(どうろ): toll road
• 有料(ゆうりょう)駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう): paid parking
• 有料(ゆうりょう)サービス: paid service
• 有料(ゆうりょう)コンテンツ: paid content
• 有料(ゆうりょう)アプリ: paid app
• 有料(ゆうりょう)会員(かいいん): paid member

Common patterns

有料(ゆうりょう) often appears in signs and notices: この駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう)は有料(ゆうりょう)です (This parking lot charges a fee). In everyday speech, the contrast with 無料(むりょう) is very common: 有料(ゆうりょう)か無料(むりょう)か (whether it's paid or free).