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).

彼かれの月げっ給きゅうは30さんじゅう万まん円えんです。
His monthly salary is 300,000 yen.

Related words· 7

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.

Don't confuse with

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.

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