Meaning of ホワイトカラー in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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ホワイトカラー
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Romajihowaitokarā
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- white-collar
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Example Sentences
ホワイトカラー used in context
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労働力の４０パーセントはホワイトカラー労働者であり、その大部分は、退屈でばかばかしいデッチアゲ仕事をしている。
Forty percent of the workforce are white-collar workers, most of whom have some of the most tedious and idiotic jobs ever concocted.
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なぜ、会社によって、ブルーカラーの人のほうが、ホワイトカラーの人より給料がいいのですか？
Why are, depending on the company, blue-collar workers better paid than white-collar ones?
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「１日８時間、週４０時間」という労働基準法が定める労働時間の規制を特定のホワイトカラーだけ除外する「ホワイトカラー・エグゼンプション」の議論が進んでいる。
Argument continues about the "White collar exemption" that exempts specific white collar workers from the "8 hours in 1 day, 40 hours a week," working hours fixed by the Labour Standards Act.
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「１日８時間、週４０時間」という労働基準法が定める労働時間の規制を特定のホワイトカラーだけ除外する「ホワイトカラー・エグゼンプション」の議論が進んでいる。
Argument continues about the "White collar exemption" that exempts specific white collar workers from the "8 hours in 1 day, 40 hours a week," working hours fixed by the Labour Standards Act.
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