Word Meaning 苦労

くろう kurou

苦労 is read as くろう (kurou) and means anxiety.

Meaning

English

  1. anxiety
  2. worry
  3. concern
  4. cares
  5. trouble
  6. hardship
  7. difficulty
  8. labour

Reading

Kana

くろう

Romaji

kurou

Writing Variants

  • 苦勞 くろう kurou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 4280 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

苦労人

くろうにん

worldly-wise man

苦労性

くろうしょう

nervous temperament

苦労をかける

くろうをかける

to cause someone trouble

苦労し抜く

くろうしぬく

to go through all sorts of hardships

一苦労

ひとくろう

a hard time

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)

労苦

ろうく

labor

Example Sentences

10

せいこうのうらにはおおきなくろうがあった。

There was great hardship behind that success.

かれはひとのくろうがよくわかる。

He understands other people's hardships well.

You'll have a hard time.

Thank you for your trouble.

Are you still having difficulty with physics?

Years of effort came to nothing.

Finding food was a struggle.

I went through a lot of trouble.

I had a hard time making both ends meet.

I had difficulty in solving this problem.