7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble

Kun'yomi
  • to work ②to put to work
  • to pity ②to tend to (e.g. an injury) ③to appreciate
  • いたずき
  • ねぎら
  • to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status)
  • つかれる
On'yomi
  • labor

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

labor, thank for, reward for
ロウ ろう.する いたわ.る (4th, N3)
to learn(𦥯) variant
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)

Common Words

trouble ②anxiety
trouble (I have put you through) ②thank you (for your hard work)
thank you (for your hard work)
fatigue ②fatigue (of metal, etc.)
I appreciate your efforts
manual labor ②Labour Party
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.
person who has rendered distinguished service
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 52B4
JIS X 0208 1-47-11
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 720
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 531
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2548
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2329
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 610
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 233
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 233
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 542
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Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 639
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 494
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 145
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 443
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 214
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 868
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3n4.3
Four corner code 3242.7
De Roo Code 945