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消費 (しょうひ): consumption, expenditure — Japanese vocabulary

消費 is read しょうひ and means "consumption, expenditure". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

消費

Reading
しょうひ · shouhi
Translation
consumption, expenditure
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
しょうひがしょうひが

Example

その車は多量の燃料を消費する。

そのくるまはたりょうのねんりょうをしょうひする。

The car consumes a lot of fuel.

Kanji in this word

  • 消 — disappear, erase
  • 費 — expense

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