Japanese symbol for “salary”
給料
きゅうりょう
Romaji: kyuuryou
salary; wages; pay
In Japanese, salary is 給料, read きゅうりょう (kyuuryou).
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 salary; wages; pay
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “salary”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手当 | てあて teate | salary; pay; compensation |
| 給与 | きゅうよ kyuuyo | pay; salary; wages |
| 働き | はたらき hataraki | salary; income; earnings |
| 俸給 | ほうきゅう houkyuu | salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay |
| サラ | サラ sara | salary |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 供給 | きょうきゅう kyoukyuu | supply; provision; service |
| 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 |
| 資料 | しりょう shiryou | material; materials; data |
See also: Chinese symbol for “salary”.
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.