Pay Cut
noun, verbal noun, の adjective
A decrease in salary is a pay cut.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
減給の原因は何だったんですか？
What was the reason for the pay cut?
これって、実質的には減給じゃないですか？
Isn't this essentially a pay cut?
まさか減給があるなんて思いもしなかったから、旅の締めくくりに一流ホテルにとまっちゃったんだよね。
I never expected a pay cut, so I stayed at a first-rate hotel to round off my journey.
減給されるし、上司も嫌なヤツだし、会社を辞めて転職先をさがすことを本気で考えてるんだよね。
I got a pay cut and my boss is mean so I’m seriously thinking of quitting and looking for a different job.