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最低賃金 (saiteichingin) Japanese meaning: minimum wage | Kotomora

最さい低てい賃ちん金ぎん

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Meanings

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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円えんです。

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

Related 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.

Word family

最さい低てい賃ちん金ぎん制せい
minimum wage system

Built from

最さい低てい+賃ちん金ぎん

Etymology

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