Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ろう
Grade: 4

Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
勞苦 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ろう)() (rōkuらうく (rauku)?

  1. hardships, toil

Verb edit

(ろう)()する (rōku suruらうく (rauku)?suru (stem (ろう)() (rōku shi), past (ろう)()した (rōku shita))

  1. to experience hardships

Conjugation edit

Synonyms edit

Usage notes edit

(ろう)() (rōku) is used when speaking of physical hardships of the body. The synonym ()(ろう) (kurō) is used more broadly and can be used in reference to hardships of both mind and body.

See also edit