退職金(たいしょくきん)

たいしょくきん
noun
retirement allowance; severance pay
1. retirement allowance; severance pay
a lump sum payment made to employees when they leave a company, whether due to retirement or resignation
退職金(たいしょくきん)はいくらもらえますか。
How much severance pay will I receive?
退職金(たいしょくきん)で住宅(じゅうたく)ローンを完済(かんさい)した。
I paid off my home loan with my retirement allowance.
勤続(きんぞく)年数(ねんすう)が長(なが)いほど、退職金(たいしょくきん)の額(がく)も大(おお)きくなる。
The longer your years of service, the larger your severance pay.

退職金(たいしょくきん) is the lump-sum payment employees receive when leaving a company, a significant part of Japanese employment compensation.

KANJI BREAKDOWN:

  • 退職(たいしょく) (retirement, resignation)
  • 金(きん) (money)

JAPANESE EMPLOYMENT CONTEXT:

  • Traditional Japanese companies often have substantial 退職金(たいしょくきん) systems
  • Amount typically increases with years of service
  • Some companies now shifting to defined contribution plans

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 退職金(たいしょくきん)を受(う)け取(と)る (to receive severance)
  • 退職金(たいしょくきん)制度(せいど) (severance pay system)
  • 退職金(たいしょくきん)規定(きてい) (severance regulations)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 年金(ねんきん) (pension)
  • 退職(たいしょく) (retirement, leaving a job)
  • 定年(ていねん)退職(たいしょく) (mandatory retirement)
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Added 2026.1.23 19:44
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