Spend in Japanese

"spend" in Japanese, with the kanji that carry the meaning.

費やす

tsuiyasu

費expense, cost+やnot in this dictionary+すnot in this dictionary

3 Japanese kanji carry the meaning "spend". The most common choice is shown first.

Top pick

expense, cost, spend, consume, waste

Reading: hi

12 strokes

Where it comes from

Composed of shell and not. Spending shell.

What it carries

Cost, consumption, expenses. Represents spending.

Related kanji for "spend"

spend

san

Composed of moon, weapon, and strike. Striking to scatter.

spend time(also: evening, twilight, season's end)

bo · nature

Composed of not and sun. Sun setting.

The most common kanji for "spend" is 費, read as hi. It means expense, cost, spend. Related kanji: 散 (spend), 暮 (spend time).

費 has 12 strokes.