賃
賃 — Fare
fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge
On’yomiチン (chin)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 賃
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 賃金 | ちんぎん chingin | wages; pay; rental payment |
| 賃上げ | ちんあげ chinage | wage increase; pay rise |
| 運賃 | うんちん unchin | (passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses |
| 家賃 | やちん yachin | rent |
| 賃貸 | ちんたい chintai | leasing (out); renting out; hiring out |
| 賃下げ | ちんさげ chinsage | pay cut |
Study notes
賃 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #961 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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