費 用(ひよう)

ひよう

noun

cost, expense

1. cost, expense

The money required or spent for a particular purpose.

旅行(りょこう)の費用(ひよう)はいくらかかりますか。

How much will the travel expenses be?

費用(ひよう)は会社(かいしゃ)が負担(ふたん)します。

The company will bear the costs.

費用(ひよう)を負担(ふたん)する = to bear the costs

教育(きょういく)費用(ひよう)が年々(ねんねん)増(ふ)えている。

Education costs are increasing year by year.

USAGE: 費用(ひよう) is a formal word for costs or expenses. It's commonly used in business and official contexts.

COMMON PATTERNS:

費用(ひよう)がかかる (to cost, to incur expenses)
費用(ひよう)を負担(ふたん)する (to bear the cost)
費用(ひよう)を削減(さくげん)する (to reduce costs)
費用(ひよう)対(たい)効果(こうか) (cost-effectiveness)

SIMILAR WORDS:

経費(けいひ) - operating expenses, business expenses
出費(しゅっぴ) - expenditure (personal spending)
コスト - cost (loanword, often used in business)

general

Added 2026.1.13 0:30 · Revised 2026.5.27 2:11

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