Archaic term for a stipend or salary, typically paid in kind (e.g., rice) rather than cash. Used in historical contexts, especially referring to samurai or official compensation.
In the Edo period, samurai received rice as a stipend.
この史料には、役人の食俸が記録されている。
This historical document records the stipends of officials.
Archaic kanji spelling for a historical stipend or salary, often paid in kind.
Variant kanji spelling, also archaic.
Compound of 食 (food, eating) and 俸 (stipend, salary). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it reflects a system where compensation was provided in the form of food or provisions.