hire; rent; charge; fare; fee; freight; wages; payment
Refers to money paid for services, use of something, or labor. As a standalone noun, it often appears in contexts like 賃が高い (the pay is high) or 賃を取る (to charge a fee). As a suffix, it attaches to nouns to form words like 家賃 (rent), 運賃 (fare), 工賃 (labor cost).
The pay for this job is low.
Please pay the rent by the 25th of each month.
The bus fare is 210 yen.
wages; pay · rental payment
rent; housing rent
passenger fare; fare · freight rates; shipping expenses
leasing out; renting out; letting
rent; rental fee
renting; leasing; hiring
wage increase; pay raise
renting; leasing
free of charge; charge-free
reward; recompense; tip · conveyance charge; packhorse charge
labor cost; wages; charge for work
payment for labor; wages; charge
pay cut; wage reduction
firewood usage fee at an inn · cheap lodging house
rental fee; rent; hire charge
wages; labor cost
accommodation fees; hotel charges; room charges · rent
house rent
minimum wage
boat fare; shipping charges
rental fee; rent; hire charge
wage rate; pay rate; labour rate
carrying a passenger; occupied (taxi)
The kanji 賃 combines 貝 (shell, money) and 任 (responsibility, duty), suggesting money given for a duty or service. The reading ちん is the on'yomi, used in many compounds.