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労働組合 (ろうどうくみあい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

労ろう働どう組くみ合あい

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Common word›JLPTN2›

Meanings

noun

labor union; labour union; trade union

A workers' organization that represents employees in negotiations with an employer over wages, working conditions, and related issues.

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The labor union negotiated with the company for a wage increase.

彼かれは入にゅう社しゃ後ごすぐに労ろう働どう組くみ合あいに加か入にゅうした。

He joined the labor union soon after entering the company.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が労ろう働どう組くみ合あいに加か入にゅうするfor someone to join a labor union
新しん入にゅう社しゃ員いんは入にゅう社しゃ後ごすぐに労ろう働どう組くみ合あいに加か入にゅうした。
The new employee joined the labor union right after starting work.
労ろう働どう組くみ合あいを結けっ成せいするto form a labor union
従じゅう業ぎょう員いんたちは待たい遇ぐう改かい善ぜんを求もとめて労ろう働どう組くみ合あいを結けっ成せいした。
労ろう働どう組くみ合あいと交こう渉しょうするto negotiate with the labor union
経けい営えい陣じんは賃ちん上あげについて労ろう働どう組くみ合あいと交こう渉しょうした。
労ろう働どう組くみ合あいが〈事こと〉を要よう求きゅうするfor a labor union to demand something
労ろう働どう組くみ合あいは残ざん業ぎょう時じ間かんの短たん縮しゅくを要よう求きゅうした。

Kanji

労labor, thank for, reward for
働work, (kokuji)
組association, braid, plait
合fit, suit, join

Related words· 6

労ろう組そ
労組 is a common newspaper/spoken abbreviation of 労働組合, used interchangeably in casual or journalistic contexts.
組くみ合あいN3
組合 is the broader term for any association or cooperative, while 労働組合 specifically denotes a workers' union.
ユニオン
ユニオン is a loanword sometimes used in union names or modern contexts, whereas 労働組合 is the standard formal Japanese term.
労ろう連れん
労働組合 is the full, standard term for a single labor union, while 労連 refers to a federation or alliance of such unions.

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産さん別べつ
労働組合 is the general term for any labor union, whereas 産別 specifically refers to a union organized by industry rather than by individual company.
単たん産さん
労働組合 is the general term for any labor union, whereas 単産 specifically denotes an industry-wide union federation.

Don't confuse with

協きょう同どう組くみ合あい
協同組合 is a cooperative formed by producers or consumers for mutual economic benefit, unlike 労働組合, which represents employees against employers.
労ろう働どう運うん動どう
労働組合 is the actual union organization that workers belong to, while 労働運動 refers to the broader movement or collective activities aimed at improving labor conditions.

Word family

単たん位い労ろう働どう組くみ合あい
local labor union; local labour union

Built from

労ろう働どう+組くみ合あい

Etymology

A compound of 労働, 'labor; work,' and 組合, 'association; union.' This is a transparent Sino-Japanese-style compound rather than a loanword.

The employees formed a labor union to demand better working conditions.

Management negotiated with the labor union over a pay raise.

The labor union demanded a reduction in overtime hours.