労

labor

JLPT N3 Grade 4 7 strokes

Kun'yomi: ろう.する・いたわ.る・いた.ずき・つか.れる
On'yomi: ロウ
Radical: 力 · power (strength, power)

労 means "labor". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 7 strokes. It is read ろう.する・いたわ.る・いた.ずき・つか.れる in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ロウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 4.

労 in example sentences

苦労くろうするよ。

Kurou suru yo.

You'll have a hard time.
ご苦労くろう様さまでした。

Gokurousama deshita.

Thank you for your trouble.
まだ物理ぶつりで苦労くろうしてるの？

Mada butsuri de kurou shiteru no?

Are you still having difficulty with physics?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 労 mean?: 労 means "labor". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 労 have?: 労 is written in 7 strokes.
How is 労 read?: It is read ろう.する・いたわ.る・いた.ずき・つか.れる in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ロウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 労?: 労 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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