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Meaning of 苦労 in Japanese
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苦労, 苦勞JLPT 3
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Kana Readingくろう
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Romajikurō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- troubles; hardships
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Examples of 苦労, 苦勞, くろう in a sentence
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一族が苦労して積み上げてきたものを、お前は一瞬で反故にするつもりか。
Do you intend to throw away in one instant what our family has painstakingly built up?
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夢を叶えるためにはある程度の犠牲・努力・苦労は覚悟している。
I've steeled myself to face a certain amount of sacrifice, effort and hardship if that's what it takes to fulfill my dream.
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Mother is having trouble making ends meet.
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Finding an apartment can be difficult.
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夫に死なれたとき、私は元気を失うまいとするのに大変苦労しました。
When my husband died, I had a lot of difficulties keeping my chin up.
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She didn't have much difficulty finding out the answer to the problem.
Related Kanji
8 strokes
suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
On'Yomi: ク
Kun'Yomi: くる.しい, -ぐる.しい, くる.しむ, くる.しめる, にが.い, にが.る
7 strokes
labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble
On'Yomi: ロウ
Kun'Yomi: ろう.する, いたわ.る, いた.ずき, ねぎら, つか.れる, ねぎら.う
12 strokes
thank for, reward for
On'Yomi: ロウ
Kun'Yomi: ろう.する, いたわ.る, いた.ずき, ねぎら.う, つか.れる, ねぎら.い