what 割増 means?

osakaboi · (#1 (**permalink**))

saw in front of taxi

chaogai · (#2 (**permalink**))

Hi. It's warimashi and it can mean: premium, bonus, extra wages.

Nagoyankee · (#3 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by osakaboi

saw in front of taxi

That's the night-time surcharge on taxi fares in Japan.

Wasabista · (#4 (**permalink**))

warimashi (割増) is the opposte of waribiki (割引), "discount."

osakaboi · (#5 (**permalink**))

thank u, u know how much more they charge?

Nagoyankee · (#6 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by osakaboi

thank u, u know how much more they charge?

Legally speaking, a taxi company can charge anywhere between 25 ~ 50%. In actual practice, most companies seem to charge about 30%.

osakaboi · (#7 (**permalink**))

got that
thank u very much