# 俸 — stipend

俸 means “stipend”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ホウ (hou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: stipend
- On'yomi: ホウ (hou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Money & trade 3

## How to remember 俸

Sounds like 奉: both read ホウ.

Parts: 亻 person · 奉 offer reverently

## Don't confuse it with

[奉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/offer-reverently/) · [棒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/stick/) · [泰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/serene/) · [春](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/spring/)

## More in the “Money & trade 3” set

[卸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wholesale/) · [幣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cash/) · [俸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stipend/) · [廉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/low-priced/) · [租](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/land-tax/) · [倹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frugal/) · [賂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gift-to-an-official/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stipend/. Last updated 2026-11-01.