See also: 勞動 and 劳动

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ろう
Grade: 4
どう
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
勞働 (kyūjitai)
労動 (dated)

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese compound 勞動 (MC law duwngX). was replaced by kokuji .

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ろう)(どう) (rōdō

  1. labor; labour

Verb edit

(ろう)(どう)する (rōdō suruintransitive suru (stem (ろう)(どう) (rōdō shi), past (ろう)(どう)した (rōdō shita))

  1. perform work, labor

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.