Japanese symbol for “emoluments”
役得
やくとく
Romaji: yakutoku
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
In Japanese, emoluments is 役得, read やくとく (yakutoku).
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Meanings
- n perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “emoluments”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 余得 | よとく yotoku | emoluments; additional profits |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 役割 | やくわり yakuwari | part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role |
| 現役 | げんえき gen'eki | active duty; active service |
| 取締役 | とりしまりやく torishimariyaku | company director; board member |
| 主役 | しゅやく shuyaku | leading part; leading actor; leading actress |
| 役者 | やくしゃ yakusha | actor; actress |
| 懲役 | ちょうえき choueki | penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour) |
| 取得 | しゅとく shutoku | obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of) |
| 獲得 | かくとく kakutoku | acquisition; possession |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.