“Work” or “Make an every effort” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “労”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “労” means “Worker”, “Get tired with” or “Treat (a person) Kindly” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “労”

Jouyou Kanji “労” Stroke Order
| Stroke # |
7 Strokes |
| On-Yomi |
ろう(rou) |
| りょう(ryou) |
| Kun-Yomi |
いたわ(る)(ita(waru)) |
| つか(れる)(tsuka(reru)) |
| ねぎら(う)(negira(u)) |
| はたら(く)(hatara(ku)) |
| Meanings |
Work, Make an every effort |
| Worker, Labor |
| Experienced, Veteran, Old hand |
| Get tired with, Become weary |
| Reward (a person), Treat (a person) Kindly |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “労”, and their meanings
| Words |
Meanings |
| 労逸(ろういつ-ro u i tsu) |
Hard work and enjoyment, Hardship and comfortance |
| 労役(ろうえき-ro u e ki) |
Work, Labor, Toil |
| 労咳(ろうがい-ro u ga i) |
Pulmonary tuberculosis |
| 労苦(ろうく-ro u ku) |
Labor, Toil, Hardship |
| 労作(ろうさく-ro u sa ku) |
① Toil, Labor, Laborious task, ② Painstaking piece of work, Work involving considerable effort |
| 労使(ろうし-ro u shi) |
Labor and management |
| 労資(ろうし-ro u shi) |
Labor and capital |
| 労資協調(ろうしきょうちょう-ro u shi kyo u cho u) |
Labor-capital collaboration, Labor-capital reconciliation, Cooperation between capital and labor |
| 労して功無し(ろうしてこうなし-ro u shi te ko u na shi) |
A lot of hard work and no results |
| 労相(ろうしょう-ro u sho u) |
Minister of Labor |
| 労症(ろうしょう-ro u sho u) |
Tabes, Phthisis, Pulmonary tuberculosis |
| 労組(ろうそ-ro u so) |
Labor union |
| 労賃(ろうちん-ro u chi n) |
Wage, Earnings, Salary |
| 労働運動(ろうどううんどう-ro u do u u n do u) |
Labor movement |
| 労働組合(ろうどうくみあい-ro u do u ku mi a i) |
Labor union, Trade union, Union |
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