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    3. 費やす

    費やす

    費ついや​す​

    to spend

    N1KMT9News #32+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab17 strokes

    ついやす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to spend, to expend, to consume
    2.
    to waste, to squander, to throw away
    3.
    to devote

    Stroke 0 / 17

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    彼かれは多おおくの時じ間かんを読どく書しょに費ついやした。

    He spent a lot of time reading.

    KMT6Daily LifeEducation
    このプロジェクトには多た大だいな労ろう力りょくを費ついやす必ひつ要ようがある。

    This project requires expending a great deal of effort.

    KMT9Work & CareerDaily Life
    週しゅう末まつは家か族ぞくと過すごす時じ間かんに費ついやすことが多おおい。

    I often spend weekends on time with my family.

    KMT9Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    無む駄だな会かい議ぎに貴き重ちょうな時じ間かんを費ついやすのは避さけたい。

    I want to avoid wasting valuable time on unproductive meetings.

    KMT9Work & CareerDaily Life
    彼かれは研けん究きゅうに生しょう涯がいを費ついやし、その分ぶん野やで多た大だいな貢こう献けんをした。

    He devoted his life to research and made significant contributions in that field.

    KMT10Science & MathEducation

    Characters that make up this word

    費
    つい.やす・つい.える…(1)
    expense・cost・spend・consume・waste
    Kanji
    や
    ya
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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