Word details

高給取り

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 高給取り.

Dictionary

Entry

高給取りこうきゅうとりFreq #54874
1

Common noun

high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee

Examples
高給取りだからずいぶん貯まったでしょう。
With that big salary you're getting I guess you've saved up quite a lot.
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

highly-paid; in the top salary bracket

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

tall, high, expensive

10 strokesFrequency 65JLPT N4Grade 2

On

コウ

Kun

たか.いたか-だかたか.まるたか.める

Nanori

じょいはか

salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on

12 strokesFrequency 615JLPT N2Grade 4

On

キュウ

Kun

たま.うたも.う-たま.え

Nanori

きい

take, fetch, take up

8 strokesFrequency 122JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シュ

Kun

と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り

Nanori

どる

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