賃 上(ちんあ)げ

ちんあげ

noun

wage increase; pay raise

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1. wage increase; pay raise

An increase in wages or salary, typically negotiated between employers and employees or their unions.

賃上(ちんあ)げを要求(ようきゅう)する。

To demand a wage increase.

今年(ことし)の春闘(しゅんとう)では大幅(おおはば)な賃上(ちんあ)げが実現(じつげん)した。

Significant wage increases were achieved in this year's spring labor negotiations.

物価(ぶっか)上昇(じょうしょう)に見合(みあ)った賃上(ちんあ)げが行(おこな)われなければ、生活(せいかつ)は苦(くる)しくなる一方(いっぽう)だ。

If wage increases that match rising prices are not implemented, life will only become harder.

賃上(ちんあ)げ is a compound of 賃(ちん) (wages) and 上(あ)げ (raising). The opposite is 賃下(ちんさ)げ (wage cut).

Common collocations

賃上(ちんあ)げを要求(ようきゅう)する (demand a pay raise)
賃上(ちんあ)げ交渉(こうしょう) (wage negotiations)
賃上(ちんあ)げ率(りつ) (rate of wage increase)
大幅(おおはば)な賃上(ちんあ)げ (substantial wage increase)

This word appears frequently in news about labor relations, especially during the annual 春闘(しゅんとう) (spring labor offensive), when Japanese unions negotiate wages with employers.

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Added 2026.2.28 16:58 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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