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Meaning: labor

Other meanings: toil, trouble, fatigue, work, exertion, effort

Kun'yomi: ねぎら

On'yomi: ろう

Example sentences

  • かのじょわたしねぎらってくれた。

    kanojo wa watashi wo <b>negira</b>tte kureta.

    She <b>expressed appreciation for my hard work</b>.

  • じょうろうをねぎらった。

    jouushi ga buka no <b>rou</b> wo negiratta.

    The manager expressed gratitude for the subordinates' <b>hard work</b>.

  • ろうどうかんながすぎる。

    <b>roudou jikan</b> ga nagasugiru.

    The <b>working hours</b> are too long.

  • このごとろうおおい。

    kono shigoto wa <b>kurou</b> ga ooi.

    This job involves a lot of <b>hardship</b>.

Practice exercises

  • reading

    どう

    Answer: ろうどう

  • reading

    Answer: くろう

  • reading

    Answer: ひろう

  • reading

    りょく

    Answer: ろうりょく

  • reading

    Answer: ろう / ねぎら

  • meaning

    Answer: labor / effort / trouble