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手取り (てどり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Meanings 1
noun
take-home pay ; net income
Refers to the amount of money one actually receives after deductions such as taxes and social insurance. Commonly used in contexts like salary, wages, or business income.
ふく
業ぎょう
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始はじ
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I started a side job so that my net income would increase.
Written forms 手て 取ど り Usage 99%
手て どり Usage 1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not commonly used.
Similar words 額がく 面めん 額面 refers to the nominal or face value of salary before deductions, while 手取り is the net amount actually received.
可か 処しょ 分ぶん 所しょ 得とく 可処分所得 is a formal economic term for disposable income, whereas 手取り is a more everyday term for take-home pay.
Etymology Compound of 手 (て, 'hand') and 取り (とり, 'taking'), literally 'hand-taking', referring to the amount one actually gets in hand.
