給きゅう料りょう

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Meanings

Regular compensation for work, typically paid monthly. Often used for fixed salaries, but can also refer to wages in general.

Related words· 16

賃金 is a formal, economic term for wages often used in contracts or labor statistics, while 給料 is the everyday word for one's pay.

月給 specifically means a fixed monthly salary, whereas 給料 can refer to pay in general regardless of frequency.

報酬 covers any compensation for services or work (including one-time fees), while 給料 refers specifically to regular employment pay.

給料 is the everyday word for salary or wages, while 給 rarely stands alone and mostly appears inside compounds like 給料 itself.

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月げっ収しゅう
給料 is the general word for salary or wages regardless of period, whereas 月収 specifically names the total income for one month.
ペイ
給料 is the standard, neutral Japanese word for salary, while ペイ is a casual loanword often used in business or informal speech.
サラリー
給料 is the traditional Japanese word for salary or wages and is used across all job types, while サラリー is a loanword mainly used in business or white-collar contexts.
俸ほう給きゅう
給料 is the everyday word for pay used for any job, while 俸給 is a more formal term reserved mainly for civil servants and officials.

Don't confuse with

給与 is the formal, official term used in HR documents and payslips, while 給料 is the casual everyday word for the same pay.

給料 refers to the salary or wages themselves, while 給料日 is the specific day on which that money is paid.

給料 is a salary or wage paid to a worker, while 料金 is a fee paid by a customer for a service; learners confuse them because both end in 料.