JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 俸: "stipend, salary"
The kanji 俸 means "stipend, salary". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ホウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ホウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | stipend, salary |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1834 of 2,501 |
Common words with 俸
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 俸給salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
- 年俸annual salary
- 減俸salary reduction; salary cut
- 俸禄retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
- 俸salary
- 年俸制annual salary system
- 月俸monthly salary
- 増俸salary increase; raise
- 罰俸punitive wage cut
- 俸給生活者salaried person; salary earner; white-collar worker
- 加俸extra allowance
- 年功加俸long service allowance; longevity pay
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