年収(ねんしゅう)

ねんしゅう
noun
annual income
1. annual income; yearly earnings
The total amount of money earned in a year.
年収(ねんしゅう)は500万(まん)円(えん)です。
My annual income is 5 million yen.
転職(てんしょく)して年収(ねんしゅう)が上(あ)がった。
My annual income increased after changing jobs.
平均(へいきん)年収(ねんしゅう)はいくらですか？
What is the average annual income?
転職(てんしょく)して年収(ねんしゅう)が上(あ)がったが、仕事(しごと)は前(まえ)より大変(たいへん)になった。
My annual income increased after changing jobs, but the work became harder than before.
この会社(かいしゃ)は年収(ねんしゅう)が高(たか)いので、人気(にんき)がある。
This company is popular because the annual income is high.

年収(ねんしゅう) means annual income or yearly earnings, including all forms of compensation before taxes.

COMPONENTS:

  • 年(ねん): year
  • 収(しゅう): income, earnings (from 収入(しゅうにゅう))

INCOME-RELATED TERMS:

  • 年収(ねんしゅう): annual income (gross, before deductions)
  • 月収(げっしゅう): monthly income
  • 手取(てど)り: take-home pay (net, after deductions)
  • 収入(しゅうにゅう): income (general term)
  • 給料(きゅうりょう): salary, pay
  • 給与(きゅうよ): salary, wages (formal)
  • ボーナス: bonus

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 年収(ねんしゅう)500万(まん)円(えん): annual income of 5 million yen
  • 平均(へいきん)年収(ねんしゅう): average annual income
  • 年収(ねんしゅう)アップ: salary increase
  • 年収(ねんしゅう)ベース(べーす): on an annual basis

CULTURAL NOTE:
In Japan, salaries are typically discussed in terms of 年収(ねんしゅう) rather than monthly pay. Job listings often show 年収(ねんしゅう), which usually includes bonuses (賞与(しょうよ)).

Related Words

Related: 給料(きゅうりょう) (salary (monthly))
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Added 2026.1.16 16:46 · Revised 2026.4.4 11:26
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