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煩労 (はんろう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

煩はん労ろう

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Meanings

1

trouble; pains; backbreaking exertions

Refers to great effort, hardship, or trouble, often involving physical or mental strain. Somewhat formal or literary.

彼かれは煩はん労ろうをいとわずに働はたらいた。

Kanji

煩anxiety, trouble, worry
労labor, thank for, reward for

Related words

苦く労ろう
苦労 is the common word for hardship or toil. 煩労 is more formal and emphasizes the burdensome, troublesome aspect.
骨ほね折おり
骨折り is a more casual term for effort or pains taken. 煩労 is more literary and heavier in tone.

Etymology

He worked without sparing himself any trouble.

この事じ業ぎょうには多おおくの煩はん労ろうが伴ともなう。

This undertaking involves a great deal of trouble.

Compound of 煩 (trouble, worry) and 労 (labor, toil). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning follows naturally from the kanji components.