車代|くるまだいkurumadai[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncost of a car
2. nouncarfare
3. nounhonorarium (to cover transportation costs)usu. as お車代
4. nountravel expenses (customarily given by wedding hosts to guests who have travelled from afar)usu. as お車代

• Synonym車馬賃しゃばちんWrittenA written/formal prose word for travel costs. Close to 「車代」 in meaning but more old-fashioned and bookish in tone.
• Synonym車賃くるまちんNeutralMoney paid for a ride or for having goods carried. Rare in speech; 「車代」 is better known as a travel allowance for guests.
• Related運賃うんちんNeutralFares and freight charges set by transport operators; the standard everyday term, unlike 「車代」, which often means a travel allowance.
• Related交通費こうつうひNeutralEveryday word for travel costs, e.g. expenses you get reimbursed. 「車代」 additionally means the travel money given to guests.
• Related乗り賃NeutralMoney paid to ride a train or bus. Rare in speech, and strictly a fare — it never has the honorarium sense 「車代」 can carry.
• Related乗賃NeutralA shortened form of 「乗り賃」; rare in speech and refers only to the fare paid for a ride.

For the travel money given to a guest as a thank-you, say 「お車代」. For everyday transport costs use 「交通費」, and for fares or freight set by carriers use 「運賃」. The rest are rare or old-fashioned fare words.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 自動車じどうしゃを購入こうにゅうしたり、維持いじしたりするために必要ひつようなお金かね。
2. 電車でんしゃやバスなどの乗り物のりものに乗のるときに払はらうお金かね。
3. 仕事しごとや行事ぎょうじで出でかけたときの交通費こうつうひとして、相手あいてから受け取うけとるお金かね。
4. 遠とおくから結婚式けっこんしきなどに来きてくれた客きゃくに、主催者しゅさいしゃが交通費こうつうひとして渡わたすお金かね。