ガテン

noun

job magazine for manual laborers (1991-2009)

Proper noun referring to a specific magazine published by Recruit Inc. from 1991 to 2009. The name comes from 合点 (がてん, 'understanding'), implying a magazine that helps readers find suitable physical work.

• ガテンは、かつてリクルートが発はっ行こうしていた肉にく体たい労ろう働どう者しゃ向むけの求きゅう人じん誌しです。

  Gaten was a job magazine for manual laborers once published by Recruit.

noun

physical work; blue-collar work; manual labor

By extension from the magazine name, ガテン系 (がてんけい) is commonly used to refer to physical or blue-collar work and workers. The standalone ガテン is less common but understood in context.

• 彼かれはガテン系けいの仕し事ごとを探さがしている。

  He is looking for a blue-collar job.

• ガテン系けいの職しょく種しゅは体たい力りょくが必ひつ要ようだ。

  Physical work requires stamina.