Kanji: 費

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	貝 Radical name: かい
Meaning:	Expense, cost, spend, consume, waste
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 300 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	消費(しょうひ)	consumption, expenditure
N3	費用(ひよう)	cost, expense
N1	経費(けいひ)	expenses, cost, outlay
N1	光熱費(こうねつひ)	cost of fuel and light
N1	出費(しゅっぴ)	expenses, disbursements
N1	実費(じっぴ)	actual expense, cost price
N1	費(つい)やす	to spend, to devote, to waste
N1	費(ひ)	cost, expense
N1	浪費(ろうひ)	waste, extravagance