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総費用 (souhiyou) Japanese meaning: total cost | Kotomora

総そう費ひ用よう

Meanings

1

total cost; overall expense

Refers to the sum of all costs or expenses for a project, event, or period.

このプロジェクトの総そう費ひ用ようはいくらですか。
What is the total cost of this project?
総そう費ひ用ようを見み積つもってください。
Please estimate the total cost.

Kanji

総general, whole, all
費expense, cost, spend
用utilize, business, service

Related words

費ひ用よう
費用 is a general term for 'cost' or 'expense', while 総費用 specifically means the total or aggregate cost.
総そう額がく
総額 means 'total amount' and is often used for sums of money, but 総費用 is more specific to costs and expenses.

Built from

総そう+費ひ用よう

Etymology

Compound of 総 (そう, 'total, overall') and 費用 (ひよう, 'cost, expense').