労働 (rōdō) means “work” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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適切な労働時間を守ることが大切です。teki setsu na rō dō ji kan o mamo ru ko to ga tai setsu de su

It is important to keep reasonable working hours.

Refers to using physical or mental effort as part of a job or other productive activity.

仕事shigoto: A job, task, or activity done to produce something or earn money.

仕事として体や頭を使って働くこと。shi goto to shi te karada ya atama o tsuka tte hatara ku ko to

The Sino-Japanese compound 労働 (rōdō) combines 労 (rō, "toil") and 働 (dō, "work").

労働 (rōdō) is a formal word, while everyday conversations more often use 仕事 (shigoto) for work or a job.