Entry
  1. Noun

    working hours; man-hours

    これらの労働者を一時解雇するかわりに、彼等の労働時間を短縮すればよいじゃないか。
    Instead of laying off these workers, why don't we just cut their hours?
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Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble

Kun
ろう.するいたわ.るいた.ずきねぎらつか.れるねぎら.う
On
ロウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
398 of 2500
Radical
power
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-5-2, 2-3-4SKIP code
3n4.3The Kanji Dictionary
3242.7, 9042.7Four corner code
945deroo
52b4Unicode hex code
1-47-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
720Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
531New Nelson (John Haig)
2548New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3155Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1619Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2205Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
860Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
924Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
309A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
491AJapanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
274Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2329Morohashi
610A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
233Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
233Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
542sakade
369Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
639henshall3
494Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
145crowley
443Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
214Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
868Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lao2Pinyin reading
roKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

work, (kokuji)

Kun
はたら.く
On
ドウ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
417 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-2-11SKIP code
2a11.1The Kanji Dictionary
2422.7Four corner code
2145deroo
50cdUnicode hex code
1-38-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
532Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
297New Nelson (John Haig)
153New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
172Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
113Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
130Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1678Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1809Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
444A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
170Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1079Morohashi
558A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
232Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
232Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
488sakade
120Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
585henshall3
612Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
137crowley
192Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.15busy_people
132Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1694Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dong4Pinyin reading
dongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

time, hour

Kun
とき-どき
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
16 of 2500
Radical
sun
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

とぎ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-6SKIP code
4c6.2The Kanji Dictionary
6404.1Four corner code
3848deroo
6642Unicode hex code
1-27-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2126Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2462New Nelson (John Haig)
924New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1155Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
625Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
830Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
159Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
171Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
19A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1086Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
46Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13890Morohashi
135A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
42Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
42Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
87sakade
57Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
151henshall3
195Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
24crowley
25Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
988Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
161Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2Pinyin reading
siKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

interval, space

Kun
あいだあい
On
カンケン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
33 of 2500
Radical
gate
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

ちかはざはし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-8-4SKIP code
8e4.3The Kanji Dictionary
7760.7Four corner code
3878deroo
9593Unicode hex code
1-20-54JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4949Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6391New Nelson (John Haig)
3323New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4122Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2094Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2836Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1620Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1747Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
27A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1822Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
174Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41249Morohashi
92A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
43Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
43Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
58sakade
96Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
100henshall3
215Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
31crowley
161Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
1841Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1634Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian1, jian4Pinyin reading
ganKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level