給きゅう金きん

noun

pay; wages

Refers to monetary compensation for work, often used in historical or traditional employment contexts. In modern Japanese, 給料 is more common for salary.

• 昔むかしの職しょく人にんは日ひごとに給きゅう金きんをもらっていた。

  Craftsmen in the old days received their wages daily.

• 給きゅう金きんが安やすくて生せい活かつが苦くるしい。

  The pay is low and life is hard.