苦労

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
ろう
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
苦勞 (kyūjitai)

Noun

()(ろう) (kurōくらう (kurau)?

  1. toil, hardship
  2. worry, anxiety

Adjective

()(ろう) (kurōくらう (kurau)?-na (adnominal ()(ろう) (kurō na), adverbial ()(ろう) (kurō ni))

  1. toilsome, painstaking
  2. worrisome

Inflection

Verb

()(ろう)する (kurō suruくらう (kurau)?suru (stem ()(ろう) (kurō shi), past ()(ろう)した (kurō shita))

  1. to toil, to work hard
    ()からせるのに苦労(くろう)している。
    Wakaraseru noni kurō shite iru.
    It takes forever for them to understand.
  2. to worry

Conjugation

Derived terms