N3706/1669

ろう

obsolete kanjinounnoun (generic)noun or participle taking the aux. verb する

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Meanings

  • trouble, hardship, difficulty, labour, labor, toil, pains
  • anxiety, worry, concern, cares

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょ苦労くろうして医者いしゃになった。

She became a doctor through hard work and hardship.

子育こそだては苦労くろうおおいが、よろこびもおおきい。

Raising children involves a lot of hardship, but there is also great joy.

ちちわかころ仕事しごと苦労くろうしたとはなしてくれた。

My father told me that he went through a lot of hardship with work when he was young.

苦労くろうせずに成功せいこうしたひとはほとんどいない。

There are hardly any people who have succeeded without going through difficulties.

長年ながねん苦労くろうむくわれた瞬間しゅんかんかれなみだながした。

The moment his years of hardship were rewarded, he shed tears.