🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

最低賃金

Pronunciation / Transliteration: saitei chingin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Minimum wage/ˈmɪnɪməm weɪdʒ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"全国の平均最低賃金が引き上げられました。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    The lowest wage that employers are legally permitted to pay to workers.

    "Many retail workers rely on the minimum wage to make ends meet."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from 'minimum', meaning the least possible amount, and 'wage', referring to payment for labor, originating in the late 19th and early 20th century labor reform movements.

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