fare · wages

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is ちん, and no kun reading is listed. It has 13 strokes and relates to fares, rent, and other payments.
• Basic usage: 運賃 is read うんちん, and 家賃 is read やちん.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 運賃 / 家賃
  • 運賃 means fare or transportation fee. It is a noun read うんちん. It is a fare or transportation fee for passengers or freight.
  • 空港までのバス運賃を券売機で確認した。 means “I checked the bus fare to the airport at the ticket machine.”
  • 家賃 means rent. It is a noun read やちん. It is the rent paid regularly for a house or room.
  • 毎月の家賃を月末までに払う。 means “I pay my monthly rent by the end of the month.”