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JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

苦く労ろう

kurou

hardship, difficulty

Example sentences

  1. せっかくの苦労くろうもあだになった。

    All my pains went for nothing.

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  2. 空港くうこうに行いくのに苦労くろうした。

    I had a hard time getting to the airport.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、結構けっこう苦労くろうした。

    He went through a lot when he was younger.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 苦労

  • 苦suffering; trialOnクKunくるしい・くるしむ・くるしめる
  • 労labor; thank forOnロウKunろうする・いたわる・いたずき

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