内 課 金(ないかきん)

ないかきん

noun

in-app purchase

1. in-app purchase

Paid items, currency, or upgrades bought from within a smartphone game or app after the initial install. Almost always appears as part of the longer phrase アプリ内課金(ないかきん).

内課金(ないかきん)でアイテムを買(か)った。

I bought an item via in-app purchase.

アプリ内課金(ないかきん)に月(つき)3000円(えん)使(つか)っている。

I spend 3,000 yen a month on in-app purchases.

子(こ)どもが勝手(かって)に内課金(ないかきん)をして請求(せいきゅう)が大変(たいへん)なことになった。

My child made in-app purchases without permission and the bill turned into a disaster.

Clipped from アプリ内課金(ないかきん) (内(ない) ('inside') + 課金(かきん) ('billing/charging')). Refers especially to game purchases of virtual currency, gacha pulls, or in-game items.

Common collocations

アプリ内課金(ないかきん): in-app purchase (full phrase)
内課金(ないかきん)でアイテムを買(か)う: to buy an item via in-app purchase
内課金(ないかきん)に制限(せいげん)をかける: to set a limit on in-app purchases

Similar words

課金(かきん): paid use; topping up — broader; covers any in-app spending
ガチャ: gacha — random-draw type of in-app purchase
基本(きほん)無料(むりょう): free-to-play — the business model that relies on in-app purchases

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Added 2026.6.3 12:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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