週給(しゅうきゅう)

しゅうきゅう
noun
weekly wage; weekly pay
1. weekly wage; weekly pay
Wages paid on a weekly basis. Less common in Japan than monthly salaries, but used in some part-time and short-term arrangements, especially in retail and food service.
このバイトは週給(しゅうきゅう)払(ばら)いだ。
This part-time job pays weekly.
週給(しゅうきゅう)を現金(げんきん)でもらう。
I receive my weekly pay in cash.
週給(しゅうきゅう)は生活費(せいかつひ)の計画(けいかく)が立(た)てやすいという利点(りてん)がある。
Weekly pay has the advantage of making it easier to plan living expenses.

Compound of 週(しゅう) (week) + 給(きゅう) (pay). Often appears in compounds like 週給制(しゅうきゅうせい) (weekly wage system).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 週給(しゅうきゅう)払(ばら)い: weekly payment
  • 週給(しゅうきゅう)制(せい): weekly wage system
  • 週給(しゅうきゅう)を受(う)け取(と)る: to receive a weekly wage

RELATED TERMS:

  • 月給(げっきゅう): monthly salary — by far the most common arrangement in Japan
  • 日給(にっきゅう): daily wage
  • 時給(じきゅう): hourly wage
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