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Kanji 労: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 労: labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble

Key takeaways

Kanji 労: labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

laborthank forreward fortoiltrouble

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

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 労

labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

⺍ + 冖 + 力

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji depicts someone putting in effort (力) under a roof (冖) with lights (⺍) burning late into the night. It represents the hard labor and toil required to achieve a goal.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ロウ
  • 過労かろう

    overwork / excessive fatigue

  • 勤労きんろう

    labor / work / diligent service

  • ご苦労様ごくろうさま

    Thank you for your effort

  • 疲労ひろう

    fatigue / tiredness / exhaustion

  • 労力ろうりょく

    effort / labor / work

  • 苦労くろう

    hardship / difficulty / trouble

  • 労働ろうどう

    work / labor / toil

Kun reading

ろう.する
  • 労るいたわる

    to sympathize / to care for / to console

Commonly used words

  • 過労
    かろう

    overwork / excessive fatigue

  • 勤労
    きんろう

    labor / work / diligent service

  • ご苦労様
    ごくろうさま

    Thank you for your effort

  • 疲労
    ひろう

    fatigue / tiredness / exhaustion

  • 労力
    ろうりょく

    effort / labor / work

  • 苦労
    くろう

    hardship / difficulty / trouble

  • 労る
    いたわる

    to sympathize / to care for / to console

Example sentences

Example 1

疲れている彼をった。

Translation

I showed care for him because he was tired.

Example 2

お年寄りをう気持ちが大切だ。

Translation

It's important to have feelings of kindness toward the elderly.

Example 3

彼は過で倒れてしまった。

Translation

He collapsed from overwork.

Example 4

に注意して休みを取ろう。

Translation

Be careful of overwork and take breaks.

Kanji 労: labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble | Daily Nihongo