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annual salary; yearly pay
The total amount of money paid to someone per year as compensation for their work.
年俸は500万円だ。
The annual salary is 5 million yen.
年俸制で働いている。
I work under an annual salary system.
あの選手は年俸1億円の大型契約を結んだ。
That player signed a major contract with an annual salary of 100 million yen.
A compound of 年 (year) and 俸 (stipend, salary). The kanji 俸 specifically refers to official remuneration.
USAGE:
Commonly appears in sports news (especially baseball and soccer contract negotiations) and business/employment contexts. 年俸制 is a pay system where salary is set as an annual lump sum rather than monthly, common for executives and professional athletes.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 年俸制 — annual salary system
- 年俸交渉 — salary negotiation
- 推定年俸 — estimated annual salary
- 年俸アップ — salary increase
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 年収 — annual income; total yearly earnings including all sources
- 給料 — salary, pay; the general everyday term
- 月給 — monthly salary; pay calculated per month