No. 643 in Japanese
料
"料" means "material," "fee," or "charge."
In a sentence
このレストランの食事料金はとても高い。
The meal charges at this restaurant are quite expensive.
Here, '料' in '料金' refers to charges or fees, implying the financial aspect of the meal cost.
郵便切手は送料として使用されます。
Postage stamps are used as shipping fees.
'料' in '送料' is used to represent shipping or forwarding costs.
彼は授業料を期日までに払いました。
He paid the tuition fee by the deadline.
In this sentence, '授業料' uses '料' to signify a fee associated with educational services, specifying that it's a tuition fee.
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