(こうどく)(りょう)

こうどくりょう
noun
subscription fee
1. subscription fee; subscription price
The cost of subscribing to a newspaper, magazine, digital service, or other periodical publication.
新聞(しんぶん)購読(こうどく)(りょう)はいくらですか。
How much is the newspaper subscription fee?
購読(こうどく)(りょう)(たか)くなったので解約(かいやく)した。
I canceled because the subscription fee went up.
このニュースサイトは月額(げつがく)購読(こうどく)(りょう)(はら)えば(すべ)ての記事(きじ)()める。
If you pay the monthly subscription fee, you can read all the articles on this news site.

USAGE:
Traditionally used for newspapers and magazines, now also applied to digital subscriptions for news sites and online content.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 購読(こうどく)(りょう)(はら)う (to pay a subscription fee)
  • 月額(げつがく)購読(こうどく)(りょう) (monthly subscription fee)
  • 年間(ねんかん)購読(こうどく)(りょう) (annual subscription fee)
  • 購読(こうどく)(りょう)値上(ねあ)げ (subscription price increase)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 購読(こうどく): subscription — the act of subscribing, without specifying the fee
  • 受信料(じゅしんりょう): reception fee — specifically NHK's broadcasting fee