消費

shōhi

consumption

この商品は消費者に人気があります。

This product is popular among consumers.

general

The act of using or spending money on goods and services.

消費税は商品の価格に含まれています。

The consumption tax is included in the price of goods.

Often used in economic and financial contexts.

Engineering

technical

The process of utilizing resources or energy.

この機械の電力消費は低いです。

This machine has low power consumption.

Used in technical contexts to describe energy or resource usage.

Collocations

消費者consumer消費税consumption tax消費量consumption amount

consumer market

consumer behavior

In economic discussions, '消費' often refers to spending by households and businesses.

In technical contexts, '消費' can refer to resource usage, while in general contexts, it refers to spending money.

Composed of 消 (shō, 'to use up') and 費 (hi, 'expense'), literally meaning 'to use up expenses'.

The term is commonly used in both economic and technical contexts, referring to the spending of money or the use of resources.

消

to use up

root

費

expense

root

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