春 闘(しゅんとう)

しゅんとう

noun

spring wage offensive; annual spring wage talks

1. spring wage offensive; annual spring labor negotiations

The wage negotiations that Japanese labor unions hold with employers each spring, coordinated across industries. The results, announced around March, set the tone for pay raises nationwide and are closely followed in the news.

今年(ことし)も春闘(しゅんとう)が始(はじ)まった。

The spring wage talks have begun again this year.

春闘(しゅんとう)で大手(おおて)企業(きぎょう)が賃上(ちんあ)げを決(き)めた。

In the spring wage talks, major companies agreed to raise wages.

物価(ぶっか)が上(あ)がり続(つづ)けているので、今年(ことし)の春闘(しゅんとう)には多(おお)くの人(ひと)が注目(ちゅうもく)している。

Because prices keep rising, many people are watching this year's spring wage talks closely.

Short for 春季闘争(しゅんきとうそう) (spring struggle). The word 闘争(とうそう) reflects the term's origins in the postwar labor movement; today the talks are usually orderly.

Common collocations

春闘(しゅんとう)の回答(かいとう): management's reply in the spring talks
春闘(しゅんとう)の結果(けっか): the outcome of the spring talks
春闘(しゅんとう)で賃上(ちんあ)げを求(もと)める: to demand a raise in the spring talks
春闘(しゅんとう)の集中回答日(しゅうちゅうかいとうび): the day most big companies answer the unions

Similar words

賃上(ちんあ)げ: wage increase — what the talks are about
労使交渉(ろうしこうしょう): labor-management negotiations — the general term, at any time of year

Related Words

Compare: 賃上(ちんあ)げ (wage increase)

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Added 2026.10.19 9:20 · Revised 2026.10.19 9:24

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