搾取

• 読み: さくしゅ
• ローマ字: sakushu
• 漢字の分解: 搾 (saku) — to squeeze, press out; 取 (shu) — to take, obtain
• 発音: /sa.kɯ.ɕɯ/

意味

Exploitation; extraction of labour or resources for one-sided gain. Describes taking unfair advantage of workers or the vulnerable.

A noun (and suru-verb, 搾取する) rooted in Marxist economic discourse but widely used in everyday Japanese to describe any relationship where one party extracts disproportionate benefit. Often appears in discussions of labour rights, capitalism, colonialism, and power imbalances. The image is of wringing or squeezing dry.

例文

1. 劣悪な労働条件は労働者への搾取だと組合側は主張した。
2. 植民地支配下での資源搾取は今なお歴史的議論の的だ。
3. 非正規雇用が増えるほど搾取の構造が深刻化するという意見もある。

使い方ガイド

場面: labour rights, economics, political discourse, social criticism

トーン: critical

起源と歴史

From 搾 (saku) meaning 'to squeeze or press out' and 取 (shu) meaning 'to take.' The compound conveys the image of wringing out value from people or resources.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: All classes