疲労

ひろう · hirou · JLPT N1 · noun

fatigue

🛏️ 疲 = tired + 労 = toil/labour: fatigue is what toil leaves you with

疲 carries the sickness radical 疒, hinting at being worn down. 労 means labour, the work that causes it. ひろう is the weariness that labour leaves behind.

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