noun

  1. small salary.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
五斗米 ごとべい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

five
ゴ い いつ (1st, N5)
Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper
ト ます トウ (8th, N1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)