労う

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
勞う (kyūjitai)
犒う

Etymology

Ultimately from the root of () (negu, to pray for blessings or protection) and classical auxiliary verb (fu, indicating repetition or ongoing state); however the intermedial -r- portion is unclear.

Verb

(ねぎら) (negirautransitive godan (stem (ねぎら) (negirai), past (ねぎら)った (negiratta))

  1. to thank for, to reward for

Conjugation