Onyomi: ドウ · Kunyomi: はたら.く · Meanings: (kokuji), work
Kanji for kokuji, work
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働 is formed from the person radical 亻 on the left and the character 動 on the right. 亻 represents a person, while 動 means to move or act. Together, they show a person who is moving and acting to do something. From this structure, 働 came to mean to work, to labor, or to function.
働 shows a person in motion, meaning to work or labor.
Think of a person (亻) constantly moving and taking action (動). That active person is working — that is 働.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 働く | はたらく | to work, to labor, to labour | common JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 働き | はたらき | work, labor, labour | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 働かせる | はたらかせる | to put someone to work, to make someone work | common Ichidan verb |
| 働きかける | はたらきかける | to work on (someone), to appeal to, to make approaches to, to pressure, to exert influence on, to seek action from | common Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 働き盛り | はたらきざかり | prime of one's working life | common Noun |
| 働かす | はたらかす | to put someone to work, to make someone work | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 働き者 | はたらきもの | hard worker, hardworking person | Noun |
| 働き口 | はたらきぐち | position, job, employment, opening | Noun |
| 働き手 | はたらきて | worker, breadwinner, supporter | Noun |
| 働きすぎる | はたらきすぎる | to overwork | Ichidan verb |
| 働きすぎ | はたらきすぎ | overactivity, overwork | Noun |
| 働き出す | はたらきだす | to start working, to take action | Godan verb with 'su' ending |
| 働き振り | はたらきぶり | way of working, discharge of duty | Noun |
| 働かざる者食うべからず | はたらかざるものくうべからず | if man will not work, he shall not eat, no work, no play | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) |
| 働き蜂 | はたらきばち | worker bee | Noun |