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月収 (gesshuu) Japanese meaning: monthly income | Kotomora

月げっ収しゅう

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

monthly income; monthly salary

Refers to the total amount of money earned in one month, typically from employment. Common in financial and job-related contexts.

彼かれの月げっ収しゅうは30さんじゅう万まん円えんです。

His monthly income is 300,000 yen.

月げっ収しゅうが上あがって生せい活かつが楽らくになった。

My monthly salary increased and life became easier.

Usage patterns

月げっ収しゅう〈数すう〉万まん円えんa monthly income of ~ (ten-thousand yen)
彼かれの月げっ収しゅうは3030万まん円えんです。
His monthly income is 300,000 yen.
月げっ収しゅうが上あがる／下さがるone's monthly income rises/falls
転てん職しょくしてから月げっ収しゅうが上あがった。
My monthly income rose after I changed jobs.
月げっ収しゅうを得えるto earn a monthly income
アルバイトで安あん定ていした月げっ収しゅうを得えている。
I earn a steady monthly income from a part-time job.

Kanji

月month, moon
収income, obtain, reap

Related words

給きゅう料りょうN4
給料 is the general word for salary or wages regardless of period, whereas 月収 specifically names the total income for one month.
月げっ給きゅうN2
月給 usually means the fixed base salary paid each month by an employer, while 月収 covers total monthly income from all sources, including bonuses or side jobs.
収しゅう入にゅうN3
収入 is a broad term for income of any kind or period, while 月収 narrows this down specifically to a monthly figure.

Opposites

年ねん収しゅうN1
月収 refers to the amount earned in a single month, while 年収 refers to the total amount earned over a whole year.

Don't confuse with

年ねん収しゅうN1
年収 and 月収 look parallel in form but refer to different time spans: 年収 is yearly income, 月収 is monthly income.

Word family

平へい均きん月げっ収しゅう
average monthly income; average monthly salary

Etymology

Compound of 月 (げつ, 'month') and 収 (しゅう, 'income' or 'earnings'). The reading げっしゅう results from the assimilation of げつ + しゅう.