Kanji: 代費越産窓

1. Vocabulary List

Japanese	Romaji	English
代（だい）	dai	charge; cost; price
代金（だいきん）	daikin	price (money paid to a seller)
ガス代（ガスだい）	gasudai	gas bill
電話代（でんわだい）	denwadai	phone bill
電気代（でんきだい）	denkidai	electricity bill
費（ひ）	hi	cost; expense
消費ぜい（しょうひぜい）	shōhizei	consumption tax
越す（こす）	kosu	to cross over; to move (house)
引っ越す（ひっこす）	hikkosu	to move (house)
引っ越し（ひっこし）	hikkoshi	move (the act of moving house)
引っ越し屋（ひっこしや）	hikkoshi-ya	moving company
産（さん）	san	products; to give birth
不動産（ふどうさん）	fudōsan	property / real estate
不動産屋（ふどうさんや）	fudōsan-ya	property agency; estate agency
日本産（にほんさん）	nihon-san	made in Japan
産地（さんち）	sanchi	producing area; place of production
窓（まど）	mado	window

Reading: だい
Radical: イ — meaning "person"
Memory Hook: 仕 and 伝 share the same radical イ.
Key Words: 代金（だいきん）price, ガス代 gas bill, 電話代 phone bill, 電気代 electricity bill
Culture Note: 代金 refers specifically to the money a buyer pays to a seller — it is more formal than just 金.
Example: 洋服の代金をはらいます。(Yōfuku no daikin wo haraimasu.) — "I'll pay for the clothes."

Reading: ひ
Radical: 貝 — meaning "shell"
Memory Hook: 買 shares the same radical 貝. The radical 貝 is often used for money-related kanji because shells were used as money long ago.
Key Words: 消費ぜい（しょうひぜい）consumption tax
Example: しょうひぜいがかかります。(Shōhizei ga kakarimasu.) — "Consumption tax will be charged."

Grammar Note: 引っ越し is a noun (the act of moving); 引っ越す is a verb (to move). The noun is formed by dropping ます from 引っ越します → 引っ越し.

Example: 引っ越すので、不動産屋に行きます。(Hikkosu node, fudōsan-ya ni ikimasu.) — "Because I'm moving house, I'll go to an estate agency."
Example: さらさんは引っ越しのじゅんびをします。(Sara-san wa hikkoshi no junbi wo shimasu.) — "Sara is preparing to move house."

Reading: さん
Radical: 生 — meaning "life"
Memory Hook: 産 originally came from 彦 (man) and 生 (birth) — it meant "the birth of a virtuous person". The radical 生 is also in words like 生まれる (to be born).
Key Compounds:

Japanese	Meaning
北海道産のやさい	vegetables grown in Hokkaido
青もり産のりんご	apples grown in Aomori
秋た産のこめ	rice grown in Akita
しずおか産のお茶	green tea produced in Shizuoka

Example: 不動産屋に行ってアパートをさがします。(Fudōsan-ya ni itte apāto wo sagashimasu.) — "I will go to an estate agency and look for an apartment."

Reading: まど
Radical: 穴 — meaning "cave"
Memory Hook: The top half looks like katakana ウ, with ハ and ム below it. The bottom part is 心, meaning "heart".
Key Words: 窓を開ける (to open a window), 窓を閉める (to close a window)
Example: 窓を開ける。(Mado wo akeru.) — "To open a window."
Example: 雨が降っているから窓を閉めてください。(Ame ga futte iru kara mado wo shimete kudasai.) — "Please close the window because it is raining."

Japanese	Romaji	English
洋服の代金をはらいます。	Yōfuku no daikin wo haraimasu.	I'll pay for the clothes.
しょうひぜいがかかります。	Shōhizei ga kakarimasu.	Consumption tax will be charged.
引っ越すので、不動産屋に行きます。	Hikkosu node, fudōsan-ya ni ikimasu.	Because I'm moving house, I'll go to an estate agency.
さらさんは引っ越しのじゅんびをします。	Sara-san wa hikkoshi no junbi wo shimasu.	Sara is preparing to move house.
不動産屋に行ってアパートをさがします。	Fudōsan-ya ni itte apāto wo sagashimasu.	I will go to an estate agency and look for an apartment.
窓を開ける。	Mado wo akeru.	To open a window.
雨が降っているから窓を閉めてください。	Ame ga futte iru kara mado wo shimete kudasai.	Please close the window because it is raining.
しずおか産のお茶が好きです。	Shizuoka-san no ocha ga suki desu.	I like green tea from Shizuoka.

Topic: Kanji for housing costs, moving, property, and home features — 代費越産窓
Kanji Set: 代費越産窓
Memory Hooks:
- 代（イ person）— a person paying a charge; shared with 仕, 伝
- 費（貝 shell）— shells = money → cost; shared with 買
- 越（走 to run）— running across / crossing over; shared with 起
- 産（生 life）— birth → products of the earth; shared with 生まれる
- 窓（穴 cave）— a cave opening = a window; heart (心) at the bottom
Grammar Notes:
- [Place] + 産 → origin label (日本産, 北海道産)
- 引っ越し (noun) vs 引っ越す (verb) — drop ます from verb form to get noun
- 代 as suffix: utility name + 代 = that utility's bill