English–Japanese
“strike” in Japanese
How to say “strike” in Japanese
“Strike” in Japanese is スト (suto).
Centers on a collective pause in work as a means of putting pressure on an employer.
Example sentences with スト
労働組合は会社にストを通告しました。rō dō kumi ai wa gai sha ni su to o tsū koku shi ma shi ta
The labor union notified the company of a strike.
Tips for using スト
- The English word strike connects this labor meaning with the idea of stopping an activity, but it also has several unrelated meanings.
Other Japanese words for “strike”
組合は来週ストライキをすると発表しました。kumi ai wa rai shū su to ra i ki o su ru to hap pyō shi ma shi ta
The union announced that it would go on strike next week.
審判はストライクと判定しました。shin pan wa su to ra i ku to han tei shi ma shi ta
The umpire called it a strike.