EntryCommonJLPT N3WaniKani 11
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

    trouble; hardship; difficulty; labour; labor; toil; pains

    せっかくの苦労もあだになった。
    All my pains went for nothing.
  2. anxiety; worry; concern; cares

Also written 苦勞【くろう】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

Kun
くる.しい-ぐる.しいくる.しむくる.しめるにが.いにが.る
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
623 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3k5.24The Kanji Dictionary
4460.4Four corner code
1977deroo
82e6Unicode hex code
1-22-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3928Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5009New Nelson (John Haig)
2243New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2789Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1433Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1932Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
225Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
239Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
597A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
687Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
264Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30797PMorohashi
264A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
545Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
554Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
197sakade
864Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
283henshall3
295Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
344crowley
342Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
646Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
230Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ku3Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
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