手当

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
あ(て)
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
手當 (kyūjitai)
手当て

Pronunciation

Noun

()(あて) (teate

  1. salary; pay; compensation; allowance (e.g. housing allowance); benefit; bonus
  2. 手当て: medical care; treatment​
  3. 手当て: advance preparation

Verb

()(あて)する (teate surusuru (stem ()(あて) (teate shi), past ()(あて)した (teate shita))

  1. same as above.

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN