Japanese symbol for “paycheck”

給料支払小切手

きゅうりょうしはらいこぎって

Romaji: kyuuryoushiharaikogitte

paycheck

In Japanese, paycheck is 給料支払小切手, read きゅうりょうしはらいこぎって (kyuuryoushiharaikogitte).

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Meanings

n paycheck

Kanji and stroke order

給

salary, wage, gift

on: キュウ
kun: たま.う、たも.う、-たま.え

12 strokes · JLPT 2

料

fee, materials

on: リョウ

10 strokes · JLPT 3

支

branch, support, sustain

on: シ
kun: ささ.える、つか.える、か.う

4 strokes · JLPT 2

払

pay, clear out, prune

on: フツ、ヒツ、ホツ
kun: はら.う、-はら.い、-ばら.い

5 strokes · JLPT 2

小

little, small

on: ショウ
kun: ちい.さい、こ-、お-、さ-

3 strokes · JLPT 4

切

cut, cutoff, be sharp

on: セツ、サイ
kun: き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り

4 strokes · JLPT 3

手

hand

on: シュ、ズ
kun: て、て-、-て、た-

4 strokes · JLPT 4

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
給与	きゅうよ kyuuyo	pay; salary; wages
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
無料	むりょう muryou	free (of charge); gratuitous
料理	りょうり ryouri	cooking; cookery; cuisine
支払い	しはらい shiharai	payment
支払う	しはらう shiharau	to pay
小説	しょうせつ shousetsu	novel; story; (work of) fiction
大切	たいせつ taisetsu	important; significant; serious
相手	あいて aite	companion; partner; company

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.