How to say "tuition" in Japanese

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  • 学費がくひCommon
    nounCovers 'tuition' in the financial sense: the fees and expenses of attending school. Use it when talking about paying for education, e.g. family or scholarship matters.
    その金かねは私の学費がくひに大おおいに役立やくだつだろう。↗
    The money will go a good way towards my school expenses.
  • 傅育ふいく
    noun, suru verb, transitive verbA much less common word whose gloss 'tuition' reflects the older sense of educating or bringing up a person. It is seldom the word you want for school fees; it really means upbringing or nurturing.

For 'tuition' meaning the money paid for schooling, use 学費; 傅育 is a rare literary word meaning bringing someone up or educating them, and is seldom the word you want.

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