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Meaning of 労る(いたわる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

労る, 労わる
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
いたわる
Romaji
itawaru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru` ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to console; to be kind to
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse

Example Sentences

労る, 労わる, いたわる used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
労る
Plain Polite
労ります
Negative
労らない
Negative Polite
労りません

Past

Plain
労った
Plain Polite
労りました
Negative
労らなかった
Negative Polite
労りませんでした

Te

Plain
労って
Plain Polite
労りまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
労られる
Plain Polite
労られます
Negative
労られない
Negative Polite
労られません

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JLPT 3

labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble

On: ロウ

Kun: ろう.する, いたわ.る, いた.ずき, ねぎら, つか.れる, ねぎら.う

7 strokes

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