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    3. 力役

    力役

    力りき役えき

    physical labor

    NTNoun, Participle, VerbHistoryKanji Vocab9 strokes

    りきえきりょくえき

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    physical labor, physical labour, physical work
    2.
    forced labor imposed by the government (e.g. under the ritsuryō system)

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    Kanji that make up this word

    力
    ちから…(5)
    power・strength・strong・strain・bear up…(1)
    役
    duty・war・campaign・drafted labor・office…(2)
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