(てすうりょう)

てすうりょう
noun
handling fee; commission; service charge
1. handling fee; commission; service charge
A fee charged for processing a transaction or providing a service.
手数料(てすうりょう)がかかります。
There's a handling fee.
手数料(てすうりょう)無料(むりょう)
No handling fee.
ATMの手数料(てすうりょう)(たか)い。
ATM fees are high.

手数料(てすうりょう) refers to a service charge or handling fee. Composed of 手数(てすう) (trouble, effort) + (りょう) (fee). One of the most common fee-related words in everyday Japanese.

COMMON TYPES:

  • 振込(ふりこみ)手数料(てすうりょう): bank transfer fee
  • ATM手数料(てすうりょう): ATM fee
  • 仲介(ちゅうかい)手数料(てすうりょう): brokerage/agent fee
  • 代行(だいこう)手数料(てすうりょう): agency/service fee
  • 解約(かいやく)手数料(てすうりょう): cancellation fee

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 手数料(てすうりょう)がかかる: a fee is charged
  • 手数料(てすうりょう)無料(むりょう): no fee, free of charge
  • 手数料(てすうりょう)()み: fee included

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 料金(りょうきん): fee, charge (general)
  • 手数(てすう): trouble, bother (the base word)
  • 送料(そうりょう): shipping fee
  • 利用料(りようりょう): usage fee