労る (いたわる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

労る (いたわる) means to sympathize / to care for / to console.

See example sentences below.

労る at a glance

労る

いたわるitawaru

N1verb

to sympathize / to care for / to console

労るいたわるitawaruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to sympathize / to care for / to console

Example 1

疲れている彼を労った。

Translation

I showed care for him because he was tired.

Example 2

お年寄りを労う気持ちが大切だ。

Translation

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