1.
wage increase; pay raise
An increase in wages or salary, typically negotiated between employers and employees or their unions.
賃上げを要求する。
To demand a wage increase.
今年の春闘では大幅な賃上げが実現した。
Significant wage increases were achieved in this year's spring labor negotiations.
物価上昇に見合った賃上げが行われなければ、生活は苦しくなる一方だ。
If wage increases that match rising prices are not implemented, life will only become harder.
賃上げ is a compound of 賃 (wages) and 上げ (raising). The opposite is 賃下げ (wage cut).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 賃上げを要求する (demand a pay raise)
- 賃上げ交渉 (wage negotiations)
- 賃上げ率 (rate of wage increase)
- 大幅な賃上げ (substantial wage increase)
This word appears frequently in news about labor relations, especially during the annual 春闘 (spring labor offensive), when Japanese unions negotiate wages with employers.