苦労
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 苦労
1
trouble; hardship; difficulty; labour; labor; toil; pains
Examples
せっかくの苦労もあだになった。
All my pains went for nothing.
2
anxiety; worry; concern; cares
Kanji in this Word
苦
8 strokes
Frequency: 623
JLPT N2
Grade 3
Meanings
suffering
trial
worry
hardship
feel bitter
scowl
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くる.しい
-ぐる.しい
くる.しむ
くる.しめる
にが.い
にが.る
労
7 strokes
Frequency: 398
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
labor
thank for
reward for
toil
trouble
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ロウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ろう.する
いたわ.る
いた.ずき
ねぎら
つか.れる
ねぎら.う
勞
12 strokes
Meanings
thank for
reward for
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ロウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ろう.する
いたわ.る
いた.ずき
ねぎら.う
つか.れる
ねぎら.い
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