昇給

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 昇給 (しょうきゅう) means an increase in pay. 昇給した reports the result; 昇給の条件 names eligibility criteria.
• Basic usage: Performance recognition leads to a raise beginning in spring; an employee is separately told the conditions for a raise.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Raise resulting from performance and eligibility conditions
  • The first sentence reports an actual change in completed form; the second only explains institutional conditions. An explanation does not guarantee a raise.