賃金

• 読み: ちんぎん
• ローマ字: chingin
• 漢字の分解: 賃 (chin) — wages, rent, fare; 金 (kin) — money, gold, metal
• 発音: /tɕiɴ.giɴ/

意味

Wages; pay. Monetary compensation received for labour, especially for hourly or manual work.

A noun used in formal, economic, and legal contexts. 賃金 refers specifically to payment for labour and is more formal than 給料 (salary). Common in discussions about labour rights, minimum wage (最低賃金), and economic policy. Frequently appears in compounds like 賃金格差 (wage gap) and 賃金交渉 (wage negotiations). Distinct from 報酬 (remuneration for professional services).

例文

1. 最低賃金が来月から引き上げられる。
2. 賃金の未払いで会社が訴えられた。
3. 物価は上がっているのに賃金は据え置きのままだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: labour, economics, legal

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 賃 (chin, wages/rent/fare) + 金 (kin, money/gold). Literally 'wage money' — monetary compensation for services rendered.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal