Translation guide
A stipend is a fixed regular payment, often for living expenses during study, training, or service. In Japanese, the most common equivalent is 奨学金 (scholarship), but this can be misleading because it often implies a loan. Other terms like 給付金, 手当, or 給与 are used depending on the context.
A regular payment to cover living costs during study or research, often from a university or grant.
graduate student stipend · research stipend · training allowance
The most common term for a stipend in academic contexts. However, it often refers to a scholarship that may need to be repaid. Clarify with 給付型 (grant-type) if it's non-repayable.
He lives on a monthly stipend of 100,000 yen.
I receive a grant-type stipend.
Literally 'provision of living expenses', used when the stipend is explicitly for living costs.
A grant or benefit payment, often used for government or institutional stipends that don't require repayment.
A modest payment to cover basic needs, often for religious workers, interns, or volunteers.
clergy stipend · intern stipend · volunteer honorarium
An allowance or benefit paid for specific purposes, such as living expenses. Common for modest stipends.
Interns receive transportation costs and a small stipend.
A token of gratitude, often a small payment for services like volunteering or guest lectures. Not a regular stipend but sometimes used.
Salary or wages; used if the stipend is considered employment income, but it implies a more formal employment relationship.
A regular payment to cover living expenses, often from a trust or government.
monthly stipend from parents · living allowance
In Japan, 奨学金 (shougakukin) frequently refers to student loans that must be repaid. If you want to specify a non-repayable stipend, use 給付型奨学金 (kyuufugata shougakukin) or clarify the context.
Many Japanese scholarships are actually loans.
手当 (teate) is an allowance for specific expenses (housing, family, etc.) and can be a stipend. 給与 (kyuuyo) is a formal salary from employment. Use 手当 for modest, non-salary payments.
Housing allowance is part of the salary.
She receives a monthly stipend of $500.
Assumes academic context; adjust term if not.
The internship provides a small stipend for expenses.
A stipend for living expenses is provided during the training period.
このプログラムでは毎月給付金が出る。
This program provides a monthly stipend.
ボランティアには謝礼として少額が支払われる。
Volunteers are paid a small stipend as a token of appreciation.
The pastor receives a stipend from the church.
仕送りでなんとか生活している。
I manage to live on the stipend my family sends.