春闘
Meanings
1
spring labor offensive; annual spring wage negotiations
Refers to the coordinated annual wage bargaining round in Japan, typically led by labor unions in spring. Often used in economic and political news.
In this year's spring wage offensive, major companies offered full acceptance of union demands.
As a result of the spring labor offensive, the wage increase rate exceeded the previous year's.
Usage patterns
- 春闘が始まるthe spring wage negotiations begin
This year's spring wage negotiations start next week.
- 春闘で〈数〉の賃上げを要求するto demand a wage increase of a certain amount in the spring negotiations
The labor union demanded a 5% wage increase in the spring negotiations.
- 春闘が本格化するthe spring wage negotiations gain full momentum
Now that it's March, the spring wage negotiations have kicked into high gear.
- 春闘の結果the outcome of the spring wage negotiations
This year's spring wage negotiation results were better than usual.