Japanese symbol for “workday”
労働日
ろうどうび
Romaji: roudoubi
working day; workday
In Japanese, workday is 労働日, read ろうどうび (roudoubi).
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Meanings
- n working day; workday
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 労働 | ろうどう roudou | labor; labour; work |
| 苦労 | くろう kurou | trouble; hardship; difficulty |
| 疲労 | ひろう hirou | fatigue; weariness; exhaustion |
| 過労 | かろう karou | overwork; strain |
| 勤労 | きんろう kinrou | labor; labour; exertion |
| 労力 | ろうりょく rouryoku | labour; labor; effort |
| 働き | はたらき hataraki | work; labor; labour |
| 稼働 | かどう kadou | operation (of a machine); running |
| 今日 | きょう kyou | today; this day |
See also: Chinese symbol for “workday”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.