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課金

kakin

🇯🇵 Japanese slang from Tokyo

What does “課金” mean?

paying real money in a game

Example

“ガチャに課金しすぎた…”
gacha ni kakin shisugita…
I spent way too much on gacha pulls…

Good to know

ガチャ = random prize draws in games; 無課金 (mukakin) = someone who plays for free.

Who you can say it to

Fine with anyone

💸 Money

The textbook way to say it: お金を払う

Heard in a conversation

The ticket lottery

Riku やばい!!おめでとう🎉 ガチ勢じゃん。
insane!! congrats 🎉 you're hardcore
Aoi 金欠だけど課金は正義😇 尊い。
I'm broke but paying for it is justice 😇 so precious
Riku 沼が深い(笑)推し活がんばれ。
deep in the rabbit hole lol. good luck with the fan stuff

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