노동

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 勞動 (labor), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 労働(ろうどう) (rōdō).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nodong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nodong
McCune–Reischauer?nodong
Yale Romanization?notong
South Korean
Standard Language
노동(勞動) (nodong)
North Korean
Standard Language
로동(勞動) (rodong)

Noun

노동 (nodong) (hanja 勞動)

  1. labor, especially industrial

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References

  1. ^ Shū Zhìtián (2004), 近代漢語の日中貸借対照研究, Kanji Bunkaken Kindaigo Kenkyukai 4, Kansai University.