How to say "toll" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounCovers the road-fee sense of 'toll' — the charge for using a road or bridge. As a katakana loanword it suits driving contexts, such as the tolls you pay on a highway.
- 報酬ほうしゅうnounIts 'toll' sense is payment or reward for services rendered; the word really means remuneration or recompense for work, so for the road or bridge fee it is seldom the word you want.
Use 「トール」 for the fee paid to use a road or bridge; 報酬 really means reward or remuneration for work or services, so it fits 'toll' only in that payment sense.
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