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賃銭 (ちんせん, chinsen) Japanese meaning: wages | Kotomora

賃ちん銭せん

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Meanings

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Refers to money paid for labor or services. Somewhat formal or written; in everyday speech 給料 or 賃金 are more common.

労ろう働どう者しゃに賃ちん銭せんを支し払はらう。
Pay wages to the workers.

Kanji

賃fare, fee, hire
銭coin, .01 yen, money

Related words

賃ちん金ぎん
賃金 is the more common and general term for wages or pay in modern Japanese. 賃銭 is less frequent and can sound slightly old-fashioned or formal.
給きゅう料りょう
給料 typically refers to a salary, especially a fixed monthly amount, whereas 賃銭 is closer to wages for labor.

Etymology

Compound of 賃 (chin, 'fare, fee, wages') and 銭 (sen, 'money, coin'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with payment for work.