費え

費え

Japanese

Kanji in this term
費
つい Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

From the 連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 費える.

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ついえ [tsùíé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝie̞]

Noun

費え (hiragana ついえ, rōmaji tsuie, historical hiragana つひえ)

1. cost, expenditure
2. wasteful expenses

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN