# 労 labor

(mohawk) + 力 (strong)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

ROU | The boss treats the laborers like ROBOTS

## Mnemonic

| In Japan you can see strong construction work punks with mohawks.

## Jukugo

労働(ろうどう) | manual labor ★★★★☆ 労 (labor) + 働 (to do your job) = 労働 (manual labor)
苦労(くろう) | hardships ★★★☆☆ 苦 (suffer) + 労 (labor) = 苦労 (hardships)
労働者(ろうどうしゃ) | laborer ★★☆☆☆ 労働 (manual labor) + 者 (professional) = 労働者 (laborer) laborer. proletarian
過労死(かろうし) | death from overwork ★★☆☆☆ 過 (surpass / too much) + 労 (labor) + 死 (death) = 過労死 (death from overwork)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
労 | labor | STRENGTH | 力
栄 | glory | TREE | 木
挙 | raise / cite/ mention | HAND | 手

Labor requires STRENGTH,

such as the glory of chopping down a TREE.

Your raise your HAND to cite your answer: "Teacher! I know!!"