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    3. 功労

    功労

    功こう労ろう

    meritorious deed

    KMT6News #10+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab12 strokes

    こうろう

    Noun

    1.
    meritorious deed, services

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれの功こう労ろうは大おおきい。

    His services are great.

    KMT4Daily LifeWork & Career
    長なが年ねんの功こう労ろうを称たたえ、表ひょう彰しょうされた。

    He was honored for his many years of meritorious service.

    KMT6Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    その研けん究きゅうチームの功こう労ろうは、医い学がくの発はっ展てんに大おおきく貢こう献けんした。

    The meritorious work of that research team greatly contributed to the advancement of medicine.

    KMT7Science & MathMedicine & Health
    彼かれは地ち域いきの文ぶん化か財ざい保ほ護ごに多た大だいな功こう労ろうがあった。

    He had great meritorious service in protecting local cultural properties.

    KMT7HistoryCulture & Traditions
    歴れき史し上じょうの偉い人じんたちの功こう労ろうは、現げん代だい社しゃ会かいの基き盤ばんを築きずいた。

    The meritorious deeds of great figures in history laid the foundation for modern society.

    KMT8HistoryPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    功
    いさお…(11)
    achievement・merits・success・honor・credit
    労
    ろう.する・いたわ.る・いた.ずき・ねぎら・つか.れる・ねぎら.う…(1)
    labor・thank for・reward for・toil・trouble
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