Japanese symbol for “pay”
給与
きゅうよ
Romaji: kyuuyo
pay; salary; wages
In Japanese, pay is 給与, read きゅうよ (kyuuyo).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n pay; salary; wages
- n, vs, vt allowance; grant; supply; providing with
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pay”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支払う | しはらう shiharau | to pay |
| 払う | はらう harau | to pay (e.g. money, bill) |
| 給料 | きゅうりょう kyuuryou | salary; wages; pay |
| 賃金 | ちんぎん chingin | wages; pay |
| 手当 | てあて teate | salary; pay; compensation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 供給 | きょうきゅう kyoukyuu | supply; provision; service |
| 給料 | きゅうりょう kyuuryou | salary; wages; pay |
| 補給 | ほきゅう hokyuu | supply; supplying; replenishment |
| 給食 | きゅうしょく kyuushoku | provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service |
| 時給 | じきゅう jikyuu | hourly pay; hourly wage |
| 与党 | よとう yotou | ruling party; government party; party in power |
| 与える | あたえる ataeru | to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant |
| 関与 | かんよ kan'yo | participation; taking part in; participating in |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pay”.
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.