# 費 expenses

弟 (younger brother) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes

## Onyomi

HI |

## Mnemonic

| HE spends all his money on his little brother, for expenses like school-boxes and juice boxes

## Kunyomi

つい*やす | to spend, to consume, to waste. Can also be used of time(literally, 'consume time' ), in the context of work. 時間を費やす: which translates to : it was time well spent / it was time wasted. ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

消費(しょうひ) する | consume ★★☆☆☆ 消 (erase) + 費 (expenses) = 消費 (consume)
消費者(しょうひしゃ) | the consumer ★☆☆☆☆ NP 消費 (consume) + 者 (professional) = 消費者 (the consumer)
費用(ひよう) | expenses ★☆☆☆☆ 費 (expenses) + 用 (utilize) = 費用 (expenses) expenses, for a road-trip or a night out, misc. things you have to buy.

## Synonyms

spending time 時間が経つ 時間がかかる? 費やす 時間を過ごす 流れる