Japanese word

費やす

Pronunciation

Romajitsuiyasu

Meaning

  • verbspend

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 時間を費やすji kan o tsui ya su

    spend time

  • お金を費やすo kane o tsui ya su

    spend money

  • 人生を費やすjin sei o tsui ya su

    spend one's life

Similar words

使うtsukau: To make use of a person, object, or resource in carrying out an activity or achieving a purpose.
かけるkakeru: To use time, money, or effort for a particular activity or purpose.
投じるtōjiru: To put money, effort, or another resource toward a goal or activity.
注ぎ込むsosogikomu: To put a large amount of money, effort, or another resource into something.

Definition in Japanese

時間や金銭、労力などを、ある目的のために使ってなくす。ji kan ya kin sen rō ryoku na do o a ru moku teki no ta me ni tsuka tte na ku su

Word origin

The native Japanese verb 費やす (tsuiyasu) is related to 費える (tsuieru), "to run out," and developed the sense of using up time or resources.

Usage tips

  • 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 meanings

  • consumeverb
  • devoteverb

Opposites

  • 節約するsetsuyakusurusaveverb

Related words

  • 費やし方tsuiyashikataway of spendingnoun

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