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労

labor
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingロウ
Kun readingろう.する、いたわ.る、いた.ずき、ねぎら、つか.れる、ねぎら.う
JōyōGrade 4

Popular Usage

苦労労る過労勤労

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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schoolhouse · owl · crown (冖) · power (力) · muscle (力) · arnold

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 924

Compound words

苦労くろう
trouble; hardship; difficulty; labour; labor
過労かろう
overwork; strain
勤労きんろう
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
労るいたわる
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to treat with sympathy; to console
功労こうろう
meritorious deed; services
就労しゅうろう
working; being employed; being hired
心労しんろう
anxiety; worry; fear
徒労とろう
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
疲労ひろう
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
労災ろうさい
work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; on-the-job accident; workers' compensation insurance
労作ろうさく
toil; labor; labour; laborious task; painstaking piece of work
労使ろうし
labour and management; labor and management
労組ろうそ
labor union; labour union; trade union
労務ろうむ
labor; labour; work; service
労力ろうりょく
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
労連ろうれん
labour union; labor union
労働ろうどう
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
労相ろうしょう
Labor Minister
勤労者きんろうしゃ
worker
労働者ろうどうしゃ
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
労働省ろうどうしょう
Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
労働党ろうどうとう
Labour Party; Labor Party
労働力ろうどうりょく
labor; labour; manpower; working force
ご苦労様ごくろうさま
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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