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toll; passage fee
A fee charged for using a road, bridge, tunnel, or other passage. Common on expressways and some bridges in Japan.
通行料は500円です。
The toll is 500 yen.
この橋を渡るには通行料がかかる。
There is a toll to cross this bridge.
高速道路の通行料がETCカードで自動的に支払われるので、料金所で止まる必要がない。
The expressway toll is paid automatically with an ETC card, so there's no need to stop at the toll booth.
USAGE NOTES:
通行料 is a compound of 通行 (passage, traffic) and 料 (fee). It refers specifically to fees for using roads, bridges, or tunnels.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 通行料金 is a longer, more formal synonym
- 高速料金 specifically refers to expressway tolls
- 有料道路 means toll road
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 通行料を払う (pay a toll)
- 通行料がかかる (a toll is charged)
- 通行料無料 (toll-free)
In Japan, most expressways charge tolls. The ETC (自動料金収受システム) system allows cashless payment.