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最低賃金 (さいていちんぎん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

最さい低てい賃ちん金ぎん

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Meanings

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noun

Refers to the legally mandated lowest hourly, daily, or monthly wage. Often used in economic, legal, and labor contexts.

最さい低てい賃ちん金ぎんが引ひき上あげられた。
The minimum wage was raised.
この地ち域いきの最さい低てい賃ちん金ぎんは時じ給きゅう1000

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The minimum wage in this area is 1000 yen per hour.

Kanji

最utmost, most, extreme
低lower, short, humble
賃fare, fee, hire
金gold

Similar words

賃ちん金ぎん
賃金 means 'wages' in general, while 最低賃金 specifically refers to the legal minimum wage.
時じ給きゅう
時給 means 'hourly wage', which is often used when discussing the minimum wage per hour.

Etymology

Compound of 最低 (lowest, minimum) and 賃金 (wages). A straightforward modern term with no obscure historical derivation.