► 名詞
労 [(1)ろう] [liter] meaning: effort rank: 4
☆ 彼女は高齢にも関わらず農作業の労を厭わない ⇨ She doesn’t mind the hard work of farming despite her advanced age
☆ 社長は社員の労をねぎらった ⇨ The CEO praised the hard work of the employees
More examples:
- 長年の苦労の後、大輪の花が咲いた ⇨ After years of struggle, a big flower has bloomed, a big success has been achieved
- 全ての苦労は無と化した ⇨ All the hard work became nothing, went down the drain
- 勤労感謝の日が日曜なので、月曜が振替休日になる ⇨ Labor day falls on Sunday, so Monday will be a substitute holiday
- 私達は長年の苦労の末にやって成功を味わった ⇨ We finally savor the success after many years of hard work
- 新技術の開発に際してもっと苦労した点は何ですか？ ⇨ What was the point you had the biggest difficulty during the development of the new technology?
- 多くの若者は肉体労働を敬遠している ⇨ Many young people are avoiding physical labor
- 彼女は御嬢様育ちで苦労を知らない ⇨ She was raised like a princess and has never had any adversities
- 会社の労務課 ⇨ The HR department of a company
- 最小の労力で最大の効果を得る ⇨ Achieve the maximum effect with the minimum effort
- 肉体労働 ⇨ Physical labor
- 捕虜になったドイツ兵の殆どは労働収容所で死んだ ⇨ Most of the captured German soldiers died in labor camps
- 彼は文化功労賞を受賞した ⇨ He received a cultural contribution medal
- 彼は長年の苦労の末やっと成功を手にした ⇨ He finally got success after years of struggle
- そんな簡単にやれるもんなら誰も苦労しないんだよ ⇨ If it is that easy, nobody would have problem with it
- 彼は苦労知らずで育った ⇨ He grew up without knowing any adversity in life