月げっ給きゅう

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

monthly salary

Refers to a fixed monthly salary, typically for full-time employees. Contrasts with 時給 (hourly wage) and 日給 (daily wage).

月げっ給きゅうをもらうto receive one's monthly salary
毎まい月つき25日にちに月げっ給きゅうをもらう。
I get my monthly salary on the 25th of every month.
月げっ給きゅうが上あがるone's monthly salary goes up
昇しょう進しんして月げっ給きゅうが上あがった。
My monthly salary went up after being promoted.
月げっ給きゅうで暮くらすto live on one's monthly salary
少すくない月げっ給きゅうで暮くらすのは大たい変へんだ。
It's tough to live on a small monthly salary.
月げっ給きゅうから〈物もの〉が引ひかれるto have something deducted from one's monthly salary
月げっ給きゅうから税ぜい金きんが引ひかれる。
Taxes are deducted from my monthly salary.

給きゅう料りょうN4
給料 is the general word for salary or wages of any payment interval, while 月給 specifically means a salary paid on a monthly basis.
時じ給きゅうN3
月給 is a fixed monthly salary typical of full-time employment, while 時給 is pay calculated per hour, common for part-time work.
月げっ収しゅう
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.
年ねん俸ぽう
月給 is salary paid monthly to regular employees, whereas 年俸 is a single fixed amount agreed for the whole year, common in sports and executive contracts.

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日にっ当とうN1
月給 is a salary paid once a month, while 日当 is an allowance or wage paid for each day worked.
初しょ任にん給きゅうN1
月給 means one's regular monthly salary, whereas 初任給 focuses on being the first salary a new employee receives, even if paid monthly.
俸ほう給きゅう
月給 emphasizes that the pay is calculated and given monthly, while 俸給 is a broader, more formal term for an official's fixed salary.

年ねん俸ぽう
年俸 is an annual salary figure (common for athletes or executives), the opposite pay period from 月給's monthly figure.

時じ給きゅうN3
時給 is pay calculated by the hour, whereas 月給 is a fixed amount paid once a month, so the two describe different pay structures despite both being 'wage' words.
日にっ給きゅうN1
日給 is pay calculated per day worked, while 月給 is a fixed monthly amount regardless of daily hours, so learners should not treat them as interchangeable.

Compound of 月 (month) and 給 (salary, supply). The reading げっきゅう is the standard on'yomi combination.