所得格差

• 読み: しょとくかくさ
• ローマ字: shotoku kakusa
• 漢字の分解: 所 (sho) — place, that which; 得 (toku) — gain, income; 格 (kaku) — rank, status; 差 (sa) — difference, gap
• 発音: /ɕo.to.kɯ.ka.kɯ.sa/

意味

Income disparity; income inequality. The gap in earnings between different segments of society.

A compound noun referring to the difference in income levels across individuals, households, or social groups. It is often discussed alongside 貧富の差 (wealth inequality) and measured using indicators such as the Gini coefficient (ジニ係数). In Japan the expansion of non-regular employment (非正規雇用) since the 1990s is frequently cited as a driver of growing 所得格差.

例文

1. 所得格差の拡大が社会の分断を深めているという報告が出た。
2. 税制改革によって所得格差を縮小しようという議論が高まっている。
3. 非正規雇用の増加が所得格差を拡大させた一因だと経済学者は指摘する。

使い方ガイド

場面: economics, social policy, journalism, politics

トーン: analytical

起源と歴史

From 所得 (shotoku) meaning 'income' and 格差 (kakusa) meaning 'disparity or gap.' A modern compound used in social and economic analysis.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: All classes