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労働時間 (ろうどうじかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

労ろう働どう時じ間かん

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Meanings

1

working hours; man-hours

Refers to the time spent working, often in the context of labor regulations, schedules, or total work input.

労ろう働どう時じ間かんが長ながすぎると健けん康こうを害がいする

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Working hours that are too long harm your health.

このプロジェクトの総そう労ろう働どう時じ間かんは500時じ間かんを超こえた。

The total man-hours for this project exceeded 500 hours.

Kanji

労labor, thank for, reward for
働work, (kokuji)
時time, hour
間interval, space

Related words

勤きん務む時じ間かん
勤務時間 refers to the scheduled hours on duty, while 労働時間 focuses on the actual hours worked, including overtime, and is used in labor-law contexts.

Word family

労ろう働どう時じ間かん短たん縮しゅく
reduction in working hours; shorter working hours
所しょ定てい労ろう働どう時じ間かん
prescribed working hours; fixed working hours

Built from

労ろう働どう+時じ間かん

Etymology

Compound of 労働 (labor) and 時間 (time).