力りき役えき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

physical labor; manual work

General term for physical work or labor, often used in formal or historical contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to perform physical labor'.

• 昔むかしの農のう民みんは重おもい力りき役えきに苦くるしんだ。

  Farmers in the past suffered under heavy physical labor.

• この仕し事ごとは力りき役えきが多おおくて大たい変へんだ。

  This job involves a lot of physical work and is tough.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

forced labor (historical); corvée

Specifically refers to compulsory labor imposed by the government, especially under the ritsuryō system. Historical term; not used for modern forced labor contexts.

See also: 力役 (りきやく)

• 律りつ令りょう制せいのもとで、民みん衆しゅうは力りき役えきを課かせられた。

  Under the ritsuryō system, the people were subjected to forced labor.