| 542 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 639 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 610 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 309 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 720 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 274 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 369 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 491A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 233 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 233 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 443 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 214 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3155 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1619 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2205 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 868 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2329 | Morohashi |
| 2548 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 860 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 924 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 145 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 494 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
398 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 労 【ロウ】 labor, labour, toil, trouble, pains, work, effort, striving
- 労働 【ロウドウ】 manual labor, manual labour, toil, work, Labour Party
- 勤労 【キンロウ】 labor, labour, exertion, diligent service
- 就労 【シュウロウ】 working, being employed, being hired
Kun reading compounds
- 労する 【ろうする】 to work, to labor, to labour, to put to work, to make (someone) work
- 労る 【いたわる】 to pity, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to treat with sympathy, to console, to be kind to, to appreciate, to tend to (e.g. an injury), to care for, to nurse, to soothe
- 労き 【いたずき】 pain, trouble, illness
- 労い 【ねぎらい】 appreciation, thanks, gratitude
- 労う 【ねぎらう】 to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status), to thank for, to reward for
- 労う 【ねぎらう】 to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status), to thank for, to reward for
Readings
- Korean:
- ro
Spanish
- trabajo duro
- cansancio
- compensación
Portuguese
- trabalho
- agradecer
- recompensar
- dificuldade
French
- labeur
- remerciement pour
- récompense pour
- être plein d'attentions
- soucis
| 945 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3242.7 | Four corner code |
| 9042.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52b4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
111 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 務所 【ムショ】 prison
- ムショ上がり 【ムショアガリ】 former prisoner
- 勤務 【キンム】 service, duty, work
- 乗務 【ジョウム】 doing transport-related work
Kun reading compounds
- 勤める 【つとめる】 to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in), to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of), to conduct a religious service
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つかさ、 み
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- tarea
- obligaciones
- deber
- cargo
- servir
- desempeñar un cargo
Portuguese
- tarefa
- deveres
French
- tâche
- devoir
- travail
| 722 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 815 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 795 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 140 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3167 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 491 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 372 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1377 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 235 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 235 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 388 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 222 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1505 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 797 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1085 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1235 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2394 | Morohashi |
| 1173 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 546 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1227 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1313 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 244 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 747 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3545 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 1822.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52d9 | Unicode hex code |
chapter, lesson, section, department, division, counter for chapters (of a book)
- On:
- カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
455 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 課 【カ】 lesson, section (in an organization), division, department, counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
- 課長 【カチョウ】 section manager, section chief
- 賦課 【フカ】 levy, imposition
- 会計課 【カイケイカ】 accounts section, accounting section
Readings
- Korean:
- gwa
Spanish
- capitulo
- lección
- sección
- departamento
- división
Portuguese
- capítulo
- lição
- seção
- departamento
- divisão
- sufixo para contagem de capítulos (de um livro)
French
- leçon
- chapitre
- section
- service
- division
- compteur de chapitres
| 564 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 456 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 433 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 531 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4389 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 568 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 905 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 488 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 497 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 669 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1693 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1057 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1423 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1132 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35589 | Morohashi |
| 1573 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5644 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1123 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1204 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 623 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3064 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-8 | SKIP code |
| 0669.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ab2 | Unicode hex code |