Translation guide
The fee paid to use a room, typically for a set period. In Japanese, the most common term is 家賃 for apartment/house rent, but for other rooms like hotel rooms or meeting rooms, different words are used.
The regular payment for living in a rented room, apartment, or house.
The standard word for monthly rent for a residence. Used for apartments, houses, and rooms rented for living.
How much is the rent per month?
I want to move because the rent is high.
A more formal term for rent, often used in contracts and official documents. Can refer to rent for land or buildings as well.
The rent is stated in the contract.
The fee for using a hotel room, inn, or other temporary lodging.
The fee to use a room for a meeting, party, or event for a few hours.
The fee for renting a non-living space like a garage, storage unit, or parking spot.
家賃 (やちん) is specifically for residential rent, while 部屋代 (へやだい) can be used for hotel rooms or casual room rentals. In a shared house, 部屋代 might refer to the rent for an individual room.
The apartment rent is high, but the room rent (in a share house) is cheap.
The direct loanword ルームレント is not commonly used in Japanese. Stick to the native terms above.
Is the room charge included?
室料は別途申し受けます。
A separate room charge will be applied.
トランクルームの使用料は月額三千円です。
The monthly rent for the storage unit is 3,000 yen.