月げっ謝しゃ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

monthly tuition fee; monthly lesson fee

Refers specifically to a recurring monthly payment for lessons, classes, or tutoring, not general school tuition.

〈物もの〉を払はらうto pay the monthly fee
毎まい月つき、ピアノの月げっ謝しゃを払はらっている。
I pay the monthly piano lesson fee every month.
〈物もの〉が高たかい／安やすいthe monthly fee is expensive / cheap
この教きょう室しつの月げっ謝しゃは少すこし高たかい。
The monthly fee for this class is a bit expensive.
〈物もの〉を上あげる／下さげるto raise or lower the monthly fee
来らい月げつから月げっ謝しゃを上あげることになった。
The monthly fee will be raised starting next month.

授じゅ業ぎょう料りょうN3
授業料 is the general term for tuition at schools or universities, while 月謝 refers specifically to a recurring monthly fee for private lessons or classes.
学がく費ひN3
学費 covers all costs of schooling (tuition, books, fees) in a broad sense, while 月謝 is narrowly the monthly payment for lessons like music or calligraphy.
会かい費ひN1
会費 is a fee paid to belong to a club or organization, while 月謝 specifically refers to a monthly fee for lessons like piano or calligraphy.

月げつ額がく
月謝 is specifically a monthly tuition or lesson fee, while 月額 is a broader term for any monthly amount.

Compound of 月 (month) and 謝 (reward, thanks), originally referring to a monthly token of gratitude or payment for instruction.