日当
Meanings
1
daily allowance; daily wages
Refers to a fixed amount of money paid per day, such as a per diem for business trips or daily pay for work.
The daily allowance for business trips is 5,000 yen per day.
He works for daily wages.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉に日当を払うto pay someone a daily allowance/wage
The company pays a daily allowance to employees on business trips.
- 日当が出るa daily allowance is provided
This job comes with a daily allowance, which really helps.
- 日当は〈数〉円だthe daily allowance/wage is a certain amount of yen
The daily wage at this worksite is 10,000 yen.
- 〈事〉の日当the daily allowance for a particular job or trip
A separate daily allowance is provided for business trips.