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How to say 'Worker' in Japanese | 労働者

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The Japanese word for Worker is 'Roudousha', written as 労働者 in Japanese.'Worker' in hiragana is ろうどうしゃ.

    word

    労働者

    Meaning

    Worker

    Reading

    ろうどうしゃ

    roudousha

    Kanji

    労Labor 働Work 者Someone

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '労働者 (ろうどうしゃ)' refers to a 'worker' or 'laborer'. It is a general term used to describe someone who performs physical or mental work, often in exchange for wages. This word is commonly used in contexts related to employment, labor rights, and workplace discussions. For example: The workers are on strike「労働者がストライキをしている」(ろうどうしゃがストライキをしている). Many workers commute by train「多くの労働者が電車で通勤する」(おおくのろうどうしゃがでんしゃでつうきんする). The term can apply to various types of workers, including factory workers, office workers, or manual laborers, and is neutral in tone.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    6983

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 労働者

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    労

    Meaning

    Labor

  • kanji

    働

    Meaning

    Work

  • kanji

    者

    Meaning

    Someone

Words Related to 労働者 Through the Kanji 労

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 労 as well.

  • word

    苦労

    Meaning

    Hardship

  • word

    勤労

    Meaning

    Work, Labor

  • word

    過労

    Meaning

    Overwork

  • word

    労働

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    疲労

    Meaning

    Fatigue

  • word

    労力

    Meaning

    Labor, Effort

Words Related to 労働者 Through the Kanji 働

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 働 as well.

  • word

    働く

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    働き

    Meaning

    Work, Function

  • word

    労働

    Meaning

    Work

Words Related to 労働者 Through the Kanji 者

These 28 Words contain the Kanji 者 as well.

  • word

    患者

    Meaning

    Patient

  • word

    お医者さん

    Meaning

    Doctor

  • word

    歯医者

    Meaning

    Dentist

  • word

    若者

    Meaning

    Youth

  • word

    医者

    Meaning

    Doctor

  • word

    記者

    Meaning

    Reporter

  • word

    読者

    Meaning

    Reader

  • word

    両者

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    消費者

    Meaning

    Consumer

  • word

    科学者

    Meaning

    Scientist

  • word

    筆者

    Meaning

    Author

  • word

    後者

    Meaning

    Latter

  • word

    他者

    Meaning

    Others

  • word

    学者

    Meaning

    Scholar

  • word

    作者

    Meaning

    Author

  • word

    著者

    Meaning

    Author

  • word

    前者

    Meaning

    Former

  • word

    死者

    Meaning

    Dead

  • word

    業者

    Meaning

    Trader, Contractor

  • word

    役者

    Meaning

    Actor

  • word

    歩行者

    Meaning

    Pedestrian

  • word

    文学者

    Meaning

    Literary scholar

  • word

    信者

    Meaning

    Follower, Believer

  • word

    歩行者天国

    Meaning

    Pedestrian zone

  • word

    者

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    何者

    Meaning

    What, Who

  • word

    使者

    Meaning

    Messenger

  • word

    保護者

    Meaning

    Guardian

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