所得

• 読み: しょとく
• ローマ字: shotoku
• 漢字の分解: 所 (sho) — place, that which; 得 (toku) — gain, obtain, profit
• 発音: /ɕo.to.kɯ/

意味

Income; earnings. The total amount of money earned, especially as used in tax and economic contexts.

A noun used primarily in formal, economic, and legal contexts. 所得 is broader than 給料 (salary) — it includes all sources of income such as wages, investments, and rental income. Common compounds include 所得税 (income tax), 所得格差 (income disparity), and 高所得者 (high-income earner). More formal than 収入 (shūnyū, revenue/income).

例文

1. 年間所得に応じて所得税が計算される。
2. 所得格差の拡大が社会問題になっている。
3. 副業を始めてから所得が大幅に増えた。

使い方ガイド

場面: tax, economics, government

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 所 (sho, place/that which) + 得 (toku, gain/obtain). Literally 'that which is gained' — what one obtains through work or investment.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal