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労働組合 (ろうどうくみあい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

労ろう働どう組くみ合あい

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Meanings

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noun

labor union; labour union; trade union

A workers' organization that represents employees in negotiations with an employer over wages, working conditions, and related issues.

労ろう働どう組くみ合あいが賃ちん上あげを求もとめて会かい社しゃと交こう渉しょうした。
The labor union negotiated with the company for a wage increase.

彼かれは入にゅう社しゃ後ごすぐに労ろう働どう組くみ合あいに加か入にゅうした。

He joined the labor union soon after entering the company.

Kanji

労labor, thank for, reward for
働work, (kokuji)
組association, braid, plait
合fit, suit, join

Similar words

労ろう組そ
Common abbreviation of 労働組合, especially in newspapers and labor-related reporting.
組くみ合あい
A broader word for an association, cooperative, or union; 労働組合 specifically means a workers' or trade union.
ユニオン
Loanword for 'union'; may be used in organization names or modern branding, while 労働組合 is the standard formal Japanese term.

Etymology

A compound of 労働, 'labor; work,' and 組合, 'association; union.' This is a transparent Sino-Japanese-style compound rather than a loanword.