English–Japanese

“spend” in Japanese

Japanese

Also過ごす (sugosu)

Pronunciation

Romajitsuiyasu

Example

私は毎朝、練習に時間を費やします。watashi wa mai asa ren shū ni ji kan o tsui ya shi ma su

I spend time practicing every morning.

Illustration for 費やす (spend)

How to say “spend” in Japanese

“Spend” in Japanese is 費やす (tsuiyasu).

It presents time, money, effort, or other resources as something used up for a purpose.

Full entry for 費やす: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 費やす

私は新しい趣味にかなりのお金を費やしました。watashi wa atara shi i shu mi ni ka na ri no o kane o tsui ya shi ma shi ta

I spent quite a lot of money on a new hobby.

Tips for using 費やす

  • In Japanese, 費やす (tsuiyasu) often appears with 時間 (jikan, "time"), 努力 (doryoku, "effort"), or お金 (okane, "money"), and it can sound more deliberate than the everyday English verb "spend".

Other Japanese words for “spend”

週末は家で過ごします。shū matsu wa ie de su go shi ma su

I spend the weekend at home.

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