labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble
労 centers on effort and its consequences: physical or mental labor, toil, and trouble, as well as the appreciation or reward given for that effort.
労 is the modern simplified form of 勞. The older form combines 力 (strength) with 熒 (a compound suggesting effort or exertion), conveying the idea of labor or toil. The modern form retains 力 and simplifies the upper part to ⺌ and 冖.
The top ⺌ and 冖 look like a heavy load pressing down, and 力 at the bottom is strength. Picture someone straining under a burden, putting in hard labor.
For ロウ, imagine a row of workers toiling together: row -> ロウ, and their combined effort is labor.
labor; labour; work
trouble; hardship; difficulty; labour; labor; toil; pains
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work; effort; striving
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
overwork; strain
working; being employed; being hired
work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; on-the-job accident
labor union; labour union; trade union
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
Labour Party; Labor Party
labor; labour; work; service
labour and management; labor and management
meritorious deed; services
anxiety; worry; fear
labour union; labor union
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to treat with sympathy; to console; to be kind to
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
Labor Minister
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
toil; labor; labour; laborious task
labor; labour; manpower; working force
Labor Standards Act