労働
ろうどう
roudou
JLPT N3nounVocabularyLevel 39 - JLPT N3
Quick answer
労働 (ろうどう (roudou)) means "Work". It is a Japanese noun. Pronunciation, examples, and related kanji are on this page.
Meaning
Work
Also : Labor · Labour
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Example Sentences
この工場の労働環境は良い。
このこうじょうのろうどうかんきょうはよい。
The working environment of this factory is good.
労働組合が賃上げを要求した。
ろうどうくみあいがちんあげをようきゅうした。
The labor union demanded a wage increase.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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