Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N1

961 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: チン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: かい

Meaning: shell

Strokes: 7

Examples

Examples with audio

金(ちんぎん)   wages

上げ(ちんあげ)   wage increase

(やちん)   rent

(うんちん)   freight rates, fare

(こうちん)   wages, pay

手間(てまちん)   wages for labor, pay

電車(でんしゃちん)   train fare

借り(かりちん)   rent fare

Onyomi Examples

チン hire (charge), rent, charge, fare, fee, freight, wages, payment

上げ チンアゲ wage increase, pay rise

ロウチン wages

コウチン wages, pay