学費|がくひgakuhi[0]heiban (flat)
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- nountuition; school expenses
- Synonym授業料じゅぎょうりょうNeutralThe fee for taking classes — just one item within 「学費」, which also covers other school expenses.
- Synonym学資がくしWrittenWritten/formal prose for the funds needed for schooling, with the focus on where the money comes from, as in 「学資保険」.
- Related月謝げっしゃNeutralTuition paid month by month, mostly for cram schools and hobby classes; 「学費」 broadly covers all the costs of going to school.
「学費」 is the default, general term for all costs of attending school, as in 「学費を払う」. Use 「授業料」 for instruction fees only, 「月謝」 for monthly fees at cram or hobby classes, and 「学資」 in formal prose for education funds, stressing their source.
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