強制労働

See also: 強制勞働

Japanese

Kanji in this term
強	制	労	働
きょう Grade: 2	せい Grade: 5	ろう Grade: 4	どう Grade: 4
kan’on		on’yomi	kan’yōon

Alternative spelling
強制勞働 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 強(きょう)制(せい) (kyōsei, “compulsion, imposition, enforcement, coercion”) + 労(ろう)働(どう) (rōdō, “labor; labour”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きょーせーろ​ーどー [kyòóséé róꜜòdòò] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːse̞ː ɾo̞ːdo̞ː]

Noun

強(きょう)制(せい)労(ろう)働(どう) • (kyōsei rōdō) ^{←きやうせいらうどう (kyausei raudou)?}

1. forced labor

   強(きょう)制(せい)労(ろう)働(どう)で家(か)族(ぞく)を失(うしな)った。

   Kyōsei rōdō de kazoku o ushinatta.

   We lost our family members to forced labor.