Meaning

Primary

Manual Labor

Alternatives

Labor, Work

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, の adjective

Explanation

The labor work is when you're doing work with your body, right? That's manual labor.

Reading

ろうどう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 労働をする

    to labor

    労働を行う

    to perform labor

    労働を命じる

    to order someone to work

Context Sentences

この仕事、労働時間がすごく長いんです。

The labor hours are very long at this job.

クライアントとのゴルフは休日労働じゃないんですか?

Isn't golfing with clients considered holiday work?

この歳で激しい肉体労働はキツいです。

Intense physical labor is hard for people at this age.

Kanji Composition