Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shunto

/ˈʃʊn.toʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shun-to
IPA: /ˈʃʊn.toʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The annual wage negotiations, between employers and Japanese labor unions aiming to increase wages, occurring in spring.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 春闘 (shuntō), literally meaning "spring struggle".

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 春闘

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

shuntō (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce shunto?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃʊn.toʊ/.
What does shunto mean?: The annual wage negotiations, between employers and Japanese labor unions aiming to increase wages, occurring in spring.
Where does shunto come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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