(ねんぽう)

ねんぽう
noun
annual salary; yearly pay
1. annual salary; yearly pay
The total amount of money paid to someone per year as compensation for their work.
年俸(ねんぽう)は500(まん)(えん)だ。
The annual salary is 5 million yen.
年俸(ねんぽう)(せい)(はたら)いている。
I work under an annual salary system.
あの選手(せんしゅ)年俸(ねんぽう)1(おく)(えん)大型(おおがた)契約(けいやく)(むす)んだ。
That player signed a major contract with an annual salary of 100 million yen.

A compound of (ねん) (year) and (ぽう) (stipend, salary). The kanji (ぽう) specifically refers to official remuneration.

USAGE:
Commonly appears in sports news (especially baseball and soccer contract negotiations) and business/employment contexts. 年俸(ねんぽう)(せい) 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(ねんぽう)(せい) — annual salary system
  • 年俸(ねんぽう)交渉(こうしょう) — salary negotiation
  • 推定(すいてい)年俸(ねんぽう) — estimated annual salary
  • 年俸(ねんぽう)アップ — salary increase

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 年収(ねんしゅう) — annual income; total yearly earnings including all sources
  • 給料(きゅうりょう) — salary, pay; the general everyday term
  • 月給(げっきゅう) — monthly salary; pay calculated per month