賃金

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 賃金 (ちんぎん) is a noun for wages or pay received in return for work.
• Basic usage: It appears with working hours in a contract or in discussion of pay appropriate to job duties.
  • 契約書で勤務時間と賃金を確認した。 — I checked the working hours and wages in the contract.
  • 仕事の内容に見合う賃金を求めて話し合った。 — We discussed pay appropriate to the job duties.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Wages and money in general
  • 賃金 specifically links payment to work performed. Do not replace it with broad words for money or expenses such as お金 or 費用.