(ちんあ)

ちんあげ
noun
wage increase; pay raise
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)春闘(しゅんとう)では大幅(おおはば)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)見合(みあ)った賃上(ちんあ)げが(おこな)われなければ、生活(せいかつ)(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 (ちん) (wages) and ()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)交渉(こうしょう) (wage negotiations)
  • 賃上(ちんあ)(りつ) (rate of wage increase)
  • 大幅(おおはば)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.