俸
俸 — Stipend
stipend, salary
On’yomiホウ (hou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 俸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 年俸 | ねんぽう nenpou | annual salary |
| 減俸 | げんぽう genpou | salary reduction; salary cut |
| 俸給 | ほうきゅう houkyuu | salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay |
Study notes
俸 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1834 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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