“Toil” in Japanese
Short answer
Toil in Japanese is “苦役” (kueki). Full meaning: toil, drudgery; penal servitude, imprisonment (with hard labour).
Other ways to say “Toil” in Japanese
労作
rousaku toil, labor, labour, laborious task; painstaking piece of work, (a) work involving considerable effort
辛苦
shinku hardship, toil, trouble
辛労
shinrou hardships, toil, trouble
労働
roudou manual labor, manual labour, toil, work
塩
en salt, common salt, table salt, sodium chloride; hardship, toil, trouble; saltiness
労苦
rouku labor, labour, toil, hardship
力作
rikisaku painstaking piece of work, work of great effort, tour de force, outstanding work; toil, labor, labour
労
tsutomu labor, labour, toil, trouble, pains, work, effort, striving
労役
roueki work, labor, labour, toil
労力
rouryoku labour, labor, effort, toil, trouble
しほ
shio salt, common salt, table salt, sodium chloride; hardship, toil, trouble; saltiness
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