JLPT N3 · 7 strokes
Kanji 労: "labor, thank for, reward for"
The kanji 労 means "labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ロウ in on'yomi and ろう.する, いたわ.る, いた.ずき, ねぎら, つか.れる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ロウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ろう.するいたわ.るいた.ずきねぎらつか.れる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 398 of 2,501 |
Common words with 労
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 苦労trouble; hardship; difficulty; labour · anxiety; worry; concern; cares
- 疲労fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness · fatigue (of metal, etc.)
- ご苦労trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work · thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
- 労働labor; labour; work · Labour Party
- 労力labour; labor; effort; toil
- ご苦労様thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
- 労働者worker · (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
- ご苦労さんI appreciate your efforts
- 疲労感tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
- 心労anxiety; worry; fear
- 労labor; labour; toil; trouble
- 労うto show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
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