月給
げっきゅう · gekkyuu · JLPT N2 · noun
wage
💴 月給 = 月 (month) + 給 (give): the pay given to you each month
月 is the same kanji as in 月曜日 (Monday). 給 is the same kanji as in 給食 (school lunch, literally provided food), so 月給 is money provided once a month.
月 — pictograph of crescent moon
月 is a pictograph of a crescent moon, chosen over a full circle to distinguish it from 日 (sun). The inner strokes originally depicted the moon's shadow or markings. As a radical it often relates to the moon, time, or (via a lookalike form of 肉 'flesh') body parts.