基き本ほん料りょう金きん

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

basic rate; base charge; base price

Refers to the fixed minimum fee for a service, excluding optional extras, usage-based charges, or metered costs. Common in contexts like phone plans, utilities, and subscription services.

このプランの基き本ほん料りょう金きんは月げつ額がく980

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The basic monthly rate for this plan is 980 yen.

基き本ほん料りょう金きんに加くわえて、通つう話わ料りょうがかかります。

In addition to the basic charge, call fees apply.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の基き本ほん料りょう金きんがかかるthe base fee for something is charged
この携けい帯たい電でん話わプランは月つきに基き本ほん料りょう金きんがかかる。
This mobile phone plan charges a monthly base fee.
基き本ほん料りょう金きんを払はらうto pay the base fee
毎まい月つき、電でん気きの基き本ほん料りょう金きんを払はらっている。
I pay the base electricity fee every month.
基き本ほん料りょう金きんに含ふくまれるto be included in the base fee
通つう話わ料りょうは基き本ほん料りょう金きんに含ふくまれています。
The call charges are included in the base fee.

Kanji

基fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines
本book, present, main
料fee, materials
金gold

Related words

料りょう金きんN3
料金 is the general word for any fee or charge, while 基本料金 specifically means the fixed minimum charge before usage-based fees are added.

Opposites

従じゅう量りょう料りょう金きん
従量料金 is the charge that varies with how much you use a service, whereas 基本料金 is the fixed base fee charged regardless of usage.
追つい加か料りょう金きん
基本料金 is the base fee included in a standard price, while 追加料金 is the extra amount charged on top of that base fee.

Don't confuse with

基き本ほん給きゅう
基本給 is an employee's base salary, while 基本料金 is the base fee for a service like a phone plan or utility bill, so despite sharing 基本 they apply to very different things.

Built from

基き本ほん+料りょう金きん

Etymology

Compound of 基本 (kihon, 'basic, fundamental') and 料金 (ryōkin, 'fee, charge').