労 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「力」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「力」
- On
- ロウ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- labor; toil
Origin
The old form 勞 shows working hard with 力 (strength) under a lamp (fire); means 'labor; toil'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ロウ | 労働・労力・疲労 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 労働ろうどう
labor; work
- 苦労くろう
hardship; toil
Example
母の苦労に感謝する。
I am grateful for my mother's hardships.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)