消費 (しょうひ, shouhi) Japanese meaning: consumption | Kotomora

消しょう費ひ

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消費する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Broadly used for using up resources, money, time, or energy. Common in economic, household, and everyday contexts.

浪ろう費ひN1
浪費 implies wasteful or extravagant spending, while 消費 is a neutral term for simply using up resources.
支し出しゅつN3
支出 refers specifically to monetary expenditure, often in accounting, whereas 消費 covers broader consumption of goods, energy, or time.
使し用ようN4
使用 means simply using something without implying it is used up, while 消費 specifically means consuming or depleting a resource.
費ついやすN2
消費する is a more technical term for consuming goods, energy, or money, while 費やす can also apply to abstract resources like time and effort.

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消しょう耗もうN2
消費 is neutral consumption of goods, money, or energy, while 消耗 stresses wearing down or depleting something to exhaustion.
使つかうN5
消費する is a more technical/formal term for using up resources like energy or materials, while 使う is the everyday equivalent.

生せい産さんN4
生産 means to produce or manufacture, the economic opposite of 消費, which means to consume or use up.
貯ちょ蓄ちくN2
消費 means spending or consuming money, the direct opposite of 貯蓄, which means setting money aside.
温おん存ぞん
消費 means to use up or consume something, the opposite of 温存, which means to keep it in reserve without using it.

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消しょう化かN2
消化 (digestion, or figuratively working through a task) shares the kanji 消 with 消費 but refers to processing food or work, not using up resources or money.
浪ろう費ひN1
消費 is neutral 'consumption' (using up energy, goods, or money as intended), while 浪費 specifically implies wasteful, unnecessary spending.

Compound of 消 (to extinguish, use up) and 費 (to spend, cost). The combination conveys the idea of using something until it is gone.