Word Meaning 一苦労

ひとくろう hitokurou

一苦労 is read as ひとくろう (hitokurou) and means a hard time.

Meaning

English

a hard time
pains

Reading

Kana

ひとくろう

Romaji

hitokurou

Writing Variants

ひと苦労 ひとくろう hitokurou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 21187 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一切皆苦

いっさいかいく

all things are causes of sufferings

苦労

くろう

anxiety

取り越し苦労

とりこしぐろう

overanxiety

気苦労

きぐろう

worry

ご苦労

ごくろう

thank you (for your hard work)

艱難苦労

かんなんくろう

trials and tribulations

ご苦労さま

ごくろうさま

thank you (for your hard work)

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

山の頂上に近づいたら大きな岩がゴロゴロあって、そこを乗り越えるのに一苦労だったよ。時々グラグラしている岩もあったしね。

I was getting close to the summit, but there were several boulders in my way, and trying to get over them almost did me in. Sometimes there were loose rocks all over the place, too.