Vocab Info

N3 Noun, Suru verb

苦労(くろう)troubles, hardships

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb

      1.

      trouble, hardship, difficulty, labour, labor, toil, pains

    2. Noun, Suru verb

      2.

      anxiety, worry, concern, cares

    All Forms

    苦労 【くろう】苦勞 【くろう】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Novels Top 1,600

    Examples

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      息子(むすこ)(そだ)()げるには(おお)くの苦労(くろう)がありました。

      Raising my son was a lot of hard work.

      • N3

      部長(ぶちょう)部下(ぶか)に:「今日(きょう)勤務(きんむ)もご苦労(くろう)(さま)!また明日(あした)ね!」

      Director to subordinates: 'Thanks for your hard work today! See you tomorrow!'

      • N3

      このペンダントは(むすめ)(ろく)(さい)(とき)苦労(くろう)して(つく)ってくれたものだ。

      This pendant was painstakingly made by my daughter when she was six years old.

      • N3

      苦労(くろう)苦労(くろう)(かさ)ねた結果(けっか)(いま)までで一番(いちばん)納得(なっとく)のいく()()(こと)出来(でき)ました。

      After a lot of painstaking work, I was able to draw the most satisfying picture I have ever drawn.

      • N3

      せっかくの苦労(くろう)(みず)(あわ)となって()えてしまったので、呆然(ぼうぜん)とするしかありません。

      I can only be stunned because all my hard work has vanished into thin air.

      • N2
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