| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 労働 | ろうどう | work, (manual) labor |
| 苦労 | くろう | troubles, hardships |
| 重労働 | じゅうろうどう | heavy labor |
| 功労 | こうろう | meritorious deed, services |
| 労使 | ろうし | labour and management, labor and management |
| 労働党 | ろうどうとう | Labour Party, Labor Party |
| 労働基準法 | ろうどうきじゅんほう | Labor Standards Act |
| 労働条件 | ろうどうじょうけん | working conditions |
| 労働省 | ろうどうしょう | Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) |
| 労働組合 | ろうどうくみあい | labor union, labour union |
| 労働者 | ろうどうしゃ | laborer (labourer), blue-collar worker |
| 労災 | ろうさい | workers' compensation insurance |
| 労組 | ろうそ, ろうくみ | labor union, labour union |
| 労賃 | ろうちん | wages |
| 労連 | ろうれん | labour union, labor union |
| 勤労 | きんろう | labor, labour, exertion, diligent service |
| 勤労者 | きんろうしゃ | worker |
| 囚人労働 | しゅうじんろうどう | prison labor, prison labour, forced labor, forced labour |
| 就労 | しゅうろう | actual work |
| 慰労 | いろう | recognition of services |
| 疲労 | ひろう | fatigue, weariness |