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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
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. laborRtK
  2. thank for
  3. reward for
  4. toil
  5. trouble
  1. labour
  2. pains

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
苦労するくろうする
trouble
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

Additional Examples

彼は日夜働いて過労になった。
He worked day and night and overworked himself.tatoeba
彼は日雇い労働者から知事になりあがった。
He rose from day laborer to governor.tatoeba
彼は重労働に向いている。
He is cut out for hard work.tatoeba
彼は重労働に慣れている。
He is accustomed to hard work.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 労

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