JLPT N3 · Home & bills

光熱費

こうねつひ

utility costs

Stroke order of 光熱費

3 characters, 33 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

光 · 6 strokes 熱 · 15 strokes費 · 12 strokes

Memory trick

光 is a flame over a person, 熱 is heat with fire 灬, 費 is a shell 貝 spent: money for light and heat.

Parts: 光 light + 熱 heat + 費 cost

The characters in 光熱費

光ひかり — light (6 strokes)
熱ねつ — fever; heat (15 strokes)

Example sentence

冬は光熱費が高くなります。

ふゆはこうねつひがたかくなります。

Utility costs go up in winter.

Words with 光

光るto shine 光light 日光sunlight 観光sightseeing 観光客tourist

Words with 熱

熱いhot (to touch)熱心enthusiastic 熱fever; heat 発熱fever 熱中enthusiasm; being absorbed

Words with 費

生活費living expenses 消費税consumption tax 交通費travel expenses 消費consumption 消費者consumer 費用cost; expense 学費tuition

More words: Home & bills

水道water supply 電気代electricity bill 管理人building manager 大家landlord 住宅housing; residence 団地housing complex 一人暮らしliving alone 家庭home; household

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