How do you say "late-night rate" in Japanese?

Name: Your Taxi Gets More Expensive at Night. Four Kanji Tell You When.
Uploaded: 2026-09-10T00:00:00Z
Duration: 25 s
Description: Learn to say 深夜料金 (shin'ya ryōkin) — late-night rate. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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Your Taxi Gets More Expensive at Night. Four Kanji Tell You When.

To say late-night rate in Japanese, say 深夜料金 (shin'ya ryōkin).

Same taxi, same route, more money, and the reason is four kanji nobody points out to you.

深夜料金 shin'ya ryōkin late-night rate

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In this video

深夜料金がかかります。 shin'ya ryōkin ga kakarimasu. A late-night rate applies.
深夜料金はいくらですか？ shin'ya ryōkin wa ikura desu ka? How much is the late-night rate?

Kanji in this phrase

深夜料金: しんやりょうきん

Why this phrase

深夜料金 is the late-night rate. Japanese taxi meters add a late-night surcharge in the small hours, and the same four kanji show up on karaoke and net cafe price boards, where the cheap daytime number quietly stops applying. Spot it before you commit, not after.