shunto

See also: shuntò and shuntō

English

Alternative forms

• shuntō

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃʊn.toʊ/
• Hyphenation: shun‧to

Noun

shunto (uncountable)

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

Italian

Verb

shunto

1. first-person singular present indicative of shuntare