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微禄 (びろく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
small stipend ; meager salary
Refers to a low or modest official salary, especially in historical or bureaucratic contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to receive a small stipend'.
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Lower-ranking samurai in the Edo period often had to content themselves with meager salaries.
Kanji 微 delicate, minuteness, insignificance 禄 fief, allowance, pension Similar words 薄はっ 給きゅう 薄給 is a more common modern term for a low salary, while 微禄 has a historical or formal nuance.
高こう 禄ろく 高禄 is the antonym, meaning a high stipend or large salary.
Etymology Compound of 微 (bi, 'tiny, meager') and 禄 (roku, 'stipend, salary'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is associated with official or samurai stipends.
