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労
Labor, Effort
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The kanji 労 appears in words like 労働 (labor), 苦労 (hardship), and 疲労 (fatigue). It is closely associated with work, effort, and the results of hard labor.
Memory Trick
Imagine a WORKER wiping sweat from their forehead after a long day's LABOR. Their HARD WORK represents 労.
Readings
Onyomi: ロウ (rou)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
労働
ろうどう (roudou)
Labor
苦労
くろう (kurou)
Hardship
疲労
ひろう (hirou)
Fatigue
労力
ろうりょく (rouryoku)
Labor, Effort
Example Sentence
毎日の 労働は 大変です。
まいにちの ろうどうは たいへんです。
mainichi no roudou wa taihen desu
Daily work is hard.