JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
賃金
Wages paid for labor, typically calculated by the hour or day.
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Other forms
賃銀 rarely used
Noun
Wages / Pay
The technical or legal term for remuneration paid for labor, often used in the context of economics, statistics, or labor standards.
Example
A 賃金 の 支払い は 、 日払い です か 、 それとも 月払い です か ?
B 月末 締め の 翌月 25日 払い です 。
[A:] Are the wages paid daily or monthly? [B:] They're paid on the 25th of the next month for the work period ending this month.
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