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What does the kanji 労 mean?

労 means labor, toil. On'yomi ロウ. Kun'yomi ろう.する、いたわ.る、いた.ずき、ねぎら、つか.れる、ねぎら.う.

Quick facts
On'yomiロウ
Kun'yomiろう.する、いたわ.る、いた.ずき、ねぎら、つか.れる、ねぎら.う
Strokes7
Main radical力
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi ロウKun'yomi ろう.する、いたわ.る、いた.ずき、ねぎら、つか.れる、ねぎら.う
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework7 strokes

labor, toil

Memory hook

Fire under the roof, and still you must use strength (力) — LABOUR, TOIL.

Main radical

力power 2 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 7 strokes

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Common words

  • 労働ろうどうlabor, work
  • 苦労くろうhardship, trouble

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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