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団体協約 (dantaikyouyaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

団だん体たい協きょう約やく

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Meanings

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collective agreement

A formal agreement between a labor union and an employer regarding working conditions, wages, etc. Used in legal and labor contexts.

新あたらしい団だん体たい協きょう約やくが労ろう働どう組くみ合あいと会かい社しゃの間あいだで締てい

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A new collective agreement was concluded between the labor union and the company.

Kanji

団group, association
体body, substance, object
協co-, cooperation
約promise, approximately, shrink

Related words

労ろう働どう協きょう約やく
Synonymous; 団体協約 is less common and slightly more formal, while 労働協約 is the standard term in modern Japanese labor law.

Built from

団だん体たい+協きょう約やく

Etymology

Compound of 団体 (group, organization) and 協約 (agreement, pact). The term is a direct translation of the English 'collective agreement' and is used primarily in labor law contexts.