〜賃(ちん)

ちん
suffix
fee; charge; fare; wage (suffix)
1. fee; charge; fare; wage
Suffix attached to a noun to mean the charge or payment for that service or thing. Especially common for transport fares, rent, and labor wages.
家(や)賃(ちん)を払(はら)う。
To pay the rent.
電車(でんしゃ)賃(ちん)が値上(ねあ)がりした。
Train fares have gone up.
手間(てま)賃(ちん)は作業(さぎょう)の内容(ないよう)によって変(か)わる。
The labor charge varies depending on the type of work.

Suffix forming nouns for fares, rent, and wage-like charges. Tends to attach to native or fixed Sino-Japanese bases (家(や)賃(ちん) rent, 運(うん)賃(ちん) fare). Less productive than 〜代(だい) or 〜料(りょう).

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 家(や)賃(ちん): rent
  • 運(うん)賃(ちん): fare; freight charge
  • 電車(でんしゃ)賃(ちん): train fare
  • 手間(てま)賃(ちん): labor charge; piece-work pay
  • 船(せん)賃(ちん): ship fare; passage
  • 駄(だ)賃(ちん): pocket money; small reward

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 〜代(だい): bill; fee — broader; everyday utility bills and item charges
  • 〜料(りょう): fee — formal institutional fees (授業(じゅぎょう)料(りょう) tuition)
  • 〜費(ひ): expenses — a category of spending (生活(せいかつ)費(ひ) living expenses)
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