WORD DETAIL
給料
きゅうりょう
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
給料is read asきゅうりょうand is a noun for salary or pay received from an employer in return for work. - Basic usage: A first paycheck appears in
初めての給料, while a portion appears in給料の一部.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Salary and a portion
- It can denote the whole salary or a specified part of it, as in
給料の一部.
- It can denote the whole salary or a specified part of it, as in
- Difference from
給与- Both mean compensation for work;
給料is common in everyday speech, while給与tends to sound more formal or administrative.
- Both mean compensation for work;