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苦労をかける (くろうをかける) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

苦く労ろうをかける

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

cause trouble; burden someone

Used when one's actions or situation cause worry, hardship, or extra work for someone else. Often used in apologies or expressions of gratitude.

ご迷めい惑わくをおかけして、苦く労ろうをかけてすみません。
I'm sorry for causing you trouble and worry.
両りょう親しんに苦く労ろうを

かけ

たく

ない

。

I don't want to burden my parents.

Written forms

苦く労ろうをかける
Standard kanji spelling.
苦く労ろうを掛かける
Variant using 掛ける; less common but acceptable.

Kanji

苦suffering, trial, worry
労labor, thank for, reward for
掛hang, suspend, depend

Similar words

迷めい惑わくをかける
迷惑をかける focuses on causing annoyance or inconvenience, while 苦労をかける emphasizes causing hardship or worry.
手て数すうをかける
手数をかける means to put someone to trouble (extra effort), often used in polite requests. 苦労をかける is more about emotional or physical burden.

Etymology

Phrase consisting of 苦労 (hardship, trouble) + を + かける (to cause, to impose).