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労働不能 (ろうどうふのう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

労ろう働どう不ふ能のう

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Meanings

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incapacity for work; inability to work

Used in legal, medical, and insurance contexts to describe a state where a person cannot perform their job due to illness, injury, or disability.

事じ故こによる労ろう働どう不ふ能のうのため、彼かれは休きゅう職しょくを余

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Due to incapacity for work caused by the accident, he was forced to take a leave of absence.

労ろう働どう不ふ能のうと診しん断だんされると、障しょう害がい年ねん金きんが支し給きゅうされる場ば合あいがある。

If diagnosed as unable to work, you may receive a disability pension.

Kanji

労labor, thank for, reward for
働work, (kokuji)
不negative, non-, bad
能ability, talent, skill

Related words

就しゅう労ろう不ふ能のう
Similar meaning but more specifically refers to inability to engage in employment or gainful work, often used in legal/insurance contexts.
労ろう働どう不ふ可か
Means 'work is not possible' and is less formal; 労働不能 is the standard term for medical/legal incapacity.

Built from

労ろう働どう+不ふ能のう

Etymology

Compound of 労働 (labor, work) and 不能 (impossible, incapable). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound used in modern technical contexts.