stipend, salary
On'yomi (音読み)
- ホウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 「俸」 primarily means stipend or salary, referring to the payment one receives for work. It is used mainly as a noun and appears in several important compounds. For example, 「年俸」 (ねんぽう) means annual salary, which is what someone earns in a year. Another example is 「減俸」 (げんぽう), which refers to a salary reduction, indicating a decrease in pay. You’ll also see 「俸給」 (ほうきゅう), which is a term for salary, especially for public employees. Note that this kanji does not have a common kun'yomi reading, so its usage primarily revolves around these compounds.
Example sentences
俸給の見直しが求められている。
A review of salaries is being requested.
Meanings across languages
- English
- stipend, salary
- Tiếng Việt
- tiền lương
- 日本語
- 俸
- 한국어
- 봉급
- 中文
- 俸
- id
- gaji, upah
- th
- เงินเดือน, ค่าจ้าง
- es
- sueldo, salario
- fr
- salaire, salaire
- de
- Gehalt, Gehalt
- pt
- salário, remuneração
Common compounds
- 年俸annual salary
- 減俸salary reduction, salary cut
- 俸給salary (esp. public employees), wages, pay
- 加俸extra allowance
- 号俸gradational salary
- 俸禄retainer's stipend, official pay, salary
- 本俸regular salary, basic salary, full pay
- 増俸salary increase, raise
Words using this kanji
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