Translation guide
How to express the expense required to fix something in Japanese, from everyday situations to formal contexts.
I was surprised at how high the cost of car repairs was.
About how much will the repair cost?
Slightly more formal than 修理代. Often used in written estimates or business contexts.
Please give me an estimate of the repair costs.
A more colloquial, roundabout way to say 'the money it takes to fix it'. Useful when you don't know the specific term.
How much money would it take to fix this?
The expense for repairs in official documents, contracts, or formal speech.
Used for building or facility repair costs, often in accounting or real estate. Implies larger-scale maintenance.
The repair costs will be borne by the management association.
A formal term for repair expenses, often used in budgets or reports. Similar to 修理費用 but more concise.
Asking or stating how much it costs to fix a particular thing, using the verb 'repair'.
A flexible pattern: 'the cost to repair ~'. Replace ～ with the item.
Please tell me the cost to repair my smartphone.
Simply attach the item to 修理代 with の. Very common.
修理代 is casual and widely used. 修理費用 is formal and often appears in written quotes. 修繕費 is specifically for building/facility maintenance and is an accounting term.
Was the repair cost high? (casual)
We will send a breakdown of the repair costs. (formal)
We are setting aside money monthly as repair costs (for the building).
The cost of repairs was more than I expected.
We need to budget for repair costs.
今年の修理費は予算を超えました。
This year's repair costs exceeded the budget.
The cost of repairing the computer was 20,000 yen.