Translation guide
The lowest hourly, daily, or monthly wage that employers are legally allowed to pay their workers.
The legally mandated lowest wage, usually set by the government.
Describing a job or person that pays/receives the minimum wage.
To work for minimum wage. A natural way to say someone earns the minimum.
When pay is less than the legal minimum.
Below the minimum wage. Often used in discussions of illegal underpayment.
In Japanese, 最低賃金 specifically refers to the hourly minimum wage. For a minimum annual salary, use 最低年収 (さいていねんしゅう) or similar terms.
What is the minimum wage in Tokyo?
The standard term for 'minimum wage' in legal and everyday contexts. Often abbreviated as 最賃 (さいちん) in news or official documents.
The minimum wage varies by prefecture.
A raise in the minimum wage is being discussed.
The Minimum Wage Act. Used when referring to the law itself.
Violating the Minimum Wage Act can result in penalties.
Abbreviation of 最低賃金, used in news headlines or internal documents. Not for general conversation.
Minimum wage sees largest increase ever.
He works for minimum wage.
A minimum-wage job. Used to describe the type of employment.
I could only find minimum-wage jobs.
Paying below the minimum wage is illegal.
To fall below the minimum wage. More formal phrasing.
That company's wages were below the minimum wage.
The government raised the minimum wage.