Japanese Conversation · Level 104
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Japanese word
待遇
Pronunciation
Romajitaigū
Meaning
- nountreatment
Example
この会社では社員の待遇がよいです。ko no gai sha de wa sha in no tai gū ga yo i de su
Employees at this company receive good treatment.
More examples
社員は会社に待遇の改善を求めています。sha in wa gai sha ni tai gū no kai zen o moto me te i ma su
The employees are asking the company to improve their treatment.
Core concept
Focuses on the quality of treatment and the conditions given to someone in a particular setting.
Common phrases
待遇を改善するtai gū o kai zen su ru
improve working conditions
待遇を受けるtai gū o u ke ru
receive treatment
待遇を見直すtai gū o mi nao su
review employment conditions
待遇を提示するtai gū o tei ji su ru
present employment terms
待遇に差をつけるtai gū ni sa o tsu ke ru
offer different treatment
Similar words
処遇shogū: The treatment and status given to a person in a workplace or institution.
扱いatsukai: The manner in which someone is treated or dealt with in a given setting.
Definition in Japanese
人を扱う方法や、その人が受ける身分上または生活上の条件。hito o atsuka u hō hō ya so no hito ga u ke ru mi bun jō ma ta wa sei katsu jō no jō ken
Word origin
待遇 (taigū) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 待 (tai, "wait") and 遇 (gū, "encounter"), expressing the way a person is received and treated.
Usage tips
- The English word treatment can mean medical care, while 待遇 (taigū) commonly concerns how people are treated at work or the conditions they receive.
Other meanings
- receptionnoun
- servicenoun
Opposites
- 冷遇reigūcold treatmentnoun
- 厚遇kōgūgenerous treatmentnoun