Word Meaning ご苦労

ごくろう gokurou

ご苦労 is read as ごくろう (gokurou) and means thank you (for your hard work).

Meaning

English

thank you (for your hard work)
I appreciate your efforts
trouble (I have put you through)
(your) hard work

Reading

Kana

ごくろう

Romaji

gokurou

Writing Variants

御苦労 ごくろう gokurou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 109357 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

ご苦労さま

ごくろうさま

thank you (for your hard work)

ご苦労さん

ごくろうさん

I appreciate your efforts

苦労

くろう

anxiety

取り越し苦労

とりこしぐろう

overanxiety

一苦労

ひとくろう

a hard time

気苦労

きぐろう

worry

艱難苦労

かんなんくろう

trials and tribulations

苦労人

くろうにん

worldly-wise man

労苦

ろうく

labor

苦労性

くろうしょう

nervous temperament

若い時の苦労は買うてもせよ

わかいときのくろうはこうてもせよ

spare no effort while you are young

若い時の苦労は買ってもせよ

わかいときのくろうはかってもせよ

spare no effort while you are young

Example Sentences

ご苦労様でした。

Thank you for your trouble.

アリさん、今日もご苦労さんだよ。はい、角砂糖あげるよ。

Hi Mr Ant, keeping up the good work today as well. Here's a sugar cube.