No. 520 in Japanese
費
Cost; expense.
In a sentence
旅行の費用が高いです。
The travel expenses are expensive.
費 is used within '費用' to refer to expenses or costs associated with an activity, here travel.
会員制のサービスは月額費が必要です。
A membership-based service requires a monthly fee.
費 is used in '費' of '月額費' to refer to fees that are periodic, specified here monthly for a service.
結婚式の準備費を計算しました。
I calculated the wedding preparation costs.
費 is used in '準備費' to indicate costs specifically allocated for preparation activities, in this case for a wedding ceremony.
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