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報奨金 (houshoukin) Japanese meaning: cash bonus | Kotomora
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社しゃ
員いん
に
報ほう
奨しょう
金きん
を
支し
給きゅう
し
た
。
The company paid a cash bonus to employees who achieved their targets.
The police announced they would offer a reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 報ほう 奨しょう 金きん を 出だ す to pay someone a cash bonus/reward
The company paid a cash bonus to its top-performing employees.
報ほう 奨しょう 金きん を 受う け 取と る to receive a cash bonus/reward
The person who provided the information received a cash reward.
報ほう 奨しょう 金きん が 出で る for a bonus/reward to be paid out
If you reach the target, you'll get a cash bonus.
〈 事こと 〉 に 報ほう 奨しょう 金きん をかける to put up a reward for (catching a criminal, finding something, etc.)
The police offered a reward for the criminal's capture.
Related words ボーナス is a general bonus (often seasonal), while 報奨金 is a cash reward tied to a specific achievement or contribution.
懸賞金 is prize money offered in public contests or for information leading to an arrest, whereas 報奨金 is a reward for personal achievement or performance.
賞金 is prize money won in a competition, while 報奨金 is a reward given for meeting a goal or providing valuable service.
謝礼 is a token payment of thanks for a favor or service, whereas 報奨金 is a formal monetary reward tied to a specific accomplishment.
報奨金 is a concrete cash bonus or reward payment, while インセンティブ can also refer to any non-monetary motivating factor.
Written forms 報ほう 奨しょう 金きん
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and formal contexts.
褒ほう 奨しょう 金きん
Variant using 褒 (praise); less common than 報奨金.
Etymology Compound of 報奨 (reward, incentive) and 金 (money). 報奨 is from 報 (report, recompense) and 奨 (encourage, reward).
