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労働組合の幹部は賃上げの凍結に反対して、闘っています。

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労働 組合 幹部 賃上げ 凍結 反対して 闘っています

English Translation

The union bosses are fighting the freeze on wage hikes.

Furigana

労働(ろうどう)組合(くみあい)幹部(かんぶ)賃上(ちんあ)げの凍結(とうけつ)反対(はんたい)して、(たたか)っています。

Romanji

Rōdō kumiai no kanbu wa chin'age no tōketsu ni hantaishite, tatakatteimasu.

Words

労働 (ろうどう)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; work; Labour Party
組合 (くみあい)
association; union; guild
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
幹部 (かんぶ)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
賃上げ (ちんあげ)
wage increase
凍結 (とうけつ)
freeze (e.g. program, food)
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
反対 (はんたい)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast
戦う (たたかう)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resist

Kanji

Readings: ロウ、 ろう.する、 いたわ.る、 いた.ずき、 ねぎら、 つか.れる、 ねぎら.う
Meanings: labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble
Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く
Meanings: work, (kokuji)
Readings: ソ、 く.む、 くみ、 -ぐみ
Meanings: association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1
Readings: カン、 みき
Meaning: tree trunk
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Reading: チン
Meanings: fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: トウ、 こお.る、 こご.える、 こご.る、 い.てる、 し.みる
Meanings: frozen, congeal, refrigerate
Readings: ケツ、 ケチ、 むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる
Meanings: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten
Readings: ハン、 ホン、 タン、 ホ、 そ.る、 そ.らす、 かえ.す、 かえ.る、 -かえ.る
Meaning: anti-
Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う
Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Readings: トウ、 たたか.う、 あらそ.う
Meanings: fight, war