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年収 (nenshuu) Japanese meaning: annual income | Kotomora

年ねん収しゅう

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

annual income; yearly earnings

Refers to total income over one year, typically from employment or business. Common in job postings, tax contexts, and personal finance.

彼かれの年ねん収しゅうは500ごひゃく万まん円えんです。

His annual income is 5 million yen.

年ねん収しゅうが上あがったので、引ひっ越こしを考かんがえている。

Since my annual income increased, I'm thinking of moving.

Usage patterns

年ねん収しゅう〈数すう〉万まん円えんan annual income of ... yen
彼かれは年ねん収しゅう600ろっぴゃく万まん円えんだそうだ。
I heard his annual income is 6 million yen.
年ねん収しゅうが高たかい／低ひくいto have a high/low annual income
この職しょく業ぎょうは年ねん収しゅうが高たかいことで知しられている。
This profession is known for having a high annual income.
年ねん収しゅうを得えるto earn an annual income (of a certain amount)
独どく立りつして年ねん収しゅう1000いっせん万まん円えんを得えることを目め指ざしている。
I'm aiming to become independent and earn an annual income of 10 million yen.
年ねん収しゅうに応おうじて〈事こと〉depending on one's annual income
税ぜい金きんは年ねん収しゅうに応おうじて変かわる。
The tax amount changes depending on annual income.

Kanji

年year, counter for years
収income, obtain, reap

Related words

収しゅう入にゅうN3
収入 is the general word for income over any period, while 年収 specifically means the total earned in one year.
年ねん俸ぽう
年収 covers total annual income including bonuses and side earnings, while 年俸 refers specifically to a fixed base salary paid yearly, often to athletes or executives.
年ねん額がく
年収 narrowly means annual income (salary), while 年額 is a general term for any yearly sum, such as fees or budgets, not just income.

Opposites

月げっ収しゅう
月収 refers to the amount earned in a single month, while 年収 refers to the total amount earned over a whole year.

Don't confuse with

月げっ収しゅう
年収 and 月収 look parallel in form but refer to different time spans: 年収 is yearly income, 月収 is monthly income.
年ねん産さん
年産 refers to a factory's or region's annual production output, while 年収 refers to a person's annual income, and the similar 年-compound form makes them easy to mix up.
年ねん商しょう
年収 refers to an individual's total annual income, whereas 年商 refers to a company's total annual sales revenue.
日にっ給きゅうN1
日給 is the amount earned for a single day of work, while 年収 is the total income earned over a whole year, so learners should not treat them as interchangeable.

Word family

世せ帯たい年ねん収しゅう
household annual income
年ねん収しゅうの壁かべ
annual income threshold (affecting taxes or social insurance)

Etymology

Compound of 年 (year) and 収 (income, earnings).