勤労|きんろうkinrou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verblabor; labour; exertion; diligent service
    勤労きんろうによって日本にっぽんは今日きょうの日本にっぽんになった。↗
    Hard work has made Japan what it is today.
Conjugation
Dictionary form勤労する(きんろうする)
Polite (masu)勤労します(きんろうします)
Negative (nai)勤労しない(きんろうしない)
polite (masen)勤労しません(きんろうしません)
classical zu / nu勤労せず・勤労せぬ(きんろうせず・きんろうせぬ)
Past (ta)勤労した(きんろうした)
polite (mashita)勤労しました(きんろうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)勤労しなかった(きんろうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)勤労しませんでした(きんろうしませんでした)
Te form勤労して(きんろうして)
Potential勤労できる(きんろうできる)
Passive勤労される(きんろうされる)
Causative勤労させる(きんろうさせる)
Causative passive勤労させられる(きんろうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)勤労すれば(きんろうすれば)
tara勤労したら(きんろうしたら)
Volitional勤労しよう(きんろうしよう)
polite (mashou)勤労しましょう(きんろうしましょう)
Imperative勤労しろ(きんろうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym労働ろうどうNeutralA noun for labor, as in 「肉体労働」; the broadest term of the group and the usual choice in economics and law.
  • Synonym働くはたらくNeutralA verb for working, as in 「工場で働く」; the most general word of the group.
  • Related就労しゅうろうNeutralA noun for being employed or starting a job, as in 「就労ビザ」; common in legal and administrative contexts, while 「勤労」 stresses the labor itself.
  • Related勤めるつとめるNeutralA verb for working at a company or other organization, as in 「会社に勤める」; very common in everyday speech.
  • Related勤務きんむNeutralA noun for being on duty at one's job, as in 「勤務時間」; typical of workplace language.
  • Related立ち働くたちはたらくNeutralRefers to working busily, as in 「台所で立ち働く」, with a nuance of diligence.
  • Antonym怠惰たいだNeutralRefers to laziness and idleness; it stands opposite 「勤労」, which denotes diligent work.
  • Antonym遊楽ゆうらくNeutralRefers to amusement and play; it stands opposite 「勤労」, which denotes diligent work.

Use 「勤労」 for diligent, devoted work, as in 「勤労感謝の日」 and 「勤労意欲」. For working in general say 「働く」, for labor in economics 「労働」, for being on duty 「勤務」, for employment 「就労」; the opposite is 「怠惰」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 心身しんしんを使つかい仕事しごとに励はげむこと。
  2. 賃金ちんぎんを貰もらい一定いっていの仕事しごとをすること。
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