노동

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 勞動 (labor), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 労働(ろうどう) (rōdō).[1]

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?nodong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?nodong
    McCune–Reischauer?nodong
    Yale Romanization?notong
    South Korean
    Standard Language
    노동(勞動) (nodong)
    North Korean
    Standard Language
    로동(勞動) (rodong)

    Noun

    노동 • (nodong) (hanja 勞動)

    1. labor, especially industrial

    Derived terms

    verbs
    • 노동(勞動)하다 (nodonghada)
    nouns

    References

    1. ^ Shū Zhìtián (2004), 近代漢語の日中貸借対照研究, Kanji Bunkaken Kindaigo Kenkyukai 4, Kansai University.[1]