賃 金(ちんぎん)

ちんぎん

noun

wages

1. wages, pay

Money paid to workers for their labor.

賃金(ちんぎん)を上(あ)げる。

Raise wages.

最低(さいてい)賃金(ちんぎん)が引(ひ)き上(あ)げられた。

The minimum wage was raised.

賃金(ちんぎん)格差(かくさ)が問題(もんだい)になっている。

Wage disparities have become an issue.

賃金(ちんぎん)交渉(こうしょう)が始(はじ)まった。

Wage negotiations have begun.

この地域(ちいき)では最低(さいてい)賃金(ちんぎん)が低(ひく)く、生活(せいかつ)が苦(くる)しい人(ひと)が多(おお)い。

In this area, the minimum wage is low, and many people struggle to make a living.

賃金(ちんぎん) is a formal term for wages paid in exchange for labor, commonly used in economic, legal, and labor contexts.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

最低(さいてい)賃金(ちんぎん): minimum wage
賃金(ちんぎん)交渉(こうしょう): wage negotiations
賃金(ちんぎん)水準(すいじゅん): wage level
賃金(ちんぎん)格差(かくさ): wage disparity
賃金(ちんぎん)を上(あ)げる: to raise wages

SIMILAR WORDS:

給料(きゅうりょう): salary (more common in everyday speech)
給与(きゅうよ): salary/pay (formal, often for salaried employees)
報酬(ほうしゅう): compensation, remuneration (broader, can include non-wage pay)

REGISTER:
賃金(ちんぎん) is used in formal contexts such as news reports, labor law, and economics. In casual conversation, 給料(きゅうりょう) is more natural.

Related Words

Synonym: 給料(きゅうりょう) (salary (everyday))

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Added 2026.1.16 9:31 · Revised 2026.6.3 5:10

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