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勤労奉仕 (きんろうほうし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
labor service ; voluntary labor
Refers to unpaid work performed for the public good, often in a community or institutional context. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to perform labor service'.
きん
労ろう
奉ほう
仕し
の
精せい
神しん
は
、
社しゃ
会かい
貢こう
献けん
の
重じゅう
要よう
な
一いち
部ぶ
です
。
The spirit of voluntary labor is an important part of contributing to society.
Kanji 勤 diligence, become employed, serve 労 labor, thank for, reward for 奉 observance, offer, present Similar words ボランティア ボランティア is a broader, more common term for volunteer work in general, while 勤労奉仕 specifically emphasizes physical labor for public benefit, often with a formal or institutional connotation.
Etymology Compound of 勤労 (kinrō, 'labor') and 奉仕 (hōshi, 'service'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the concept of unpaid public service work.
