日にっ給きゅう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to the amount of money earned per day of work. Commonly used in employment contexts, contrasting with 月給 (monthly salary) or 時給 (hourly wage).

〈人ひと〉に日にっ給きゅうを払はらうto pay someone a daily wage
会かい社しゃはアルバイトに日にっ給きゅうを払はらった。
The company paid the part-time worker a daily wage.
日にっ給きゅうで働はたらくto work for daily pay
彼かれは日にっ給きゅうで働はたらいている。
He works for a daily wage.
日にっ給きゅう〈数かず〉円えんa daily wage of a certain amount of yen
この仕し事ごとは日にっ給きゅう一いち万まん円えんだ。
This job pays ten thousand yen a day.
日にっ給きゅう制せいa daily-wage system
この会かい社しゃは日にっ給きゅう制せいを採さい用ようしている。
This company uses a daily-wage system.

時じ給きゅうN3
日給 is wages calculated per day worked, whereas 時給 is calculated per hour worked.

月げっ給きゅうN2
日給 is pay calculated per day worked, while 月給 is a fixed monthly salary, so the two describe different pay structures despite both being income terms.
時じ給きゅうN3
日給 counts pay by the day, whereas 時給 counts pay by the hour, so they apply to different granularities of work compensation.
年ねん収しゅう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.

Compound of 日 (day) and 給 (pay, supply). The reading にっきゅう follows regular sound changes from にちきゅう.