Vocabulary

What does 勤労 (きんろう, kinrou) mean?

勤労 (きんろう, kinrou) means diligent labor, work.

Quick facts
Readingきんろう
Romajikinrou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
きんろう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkinrou

diligent labor, work

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive labor; labour; exertion

Example sentences

  • One receives a salary as compensation for one's labor.

  • There is Labor Thanksgiving Day in November.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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