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働く
はたらく
N5
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
to work
2
to labor
3
to labour
4
to function
5
to operate
6
to be effective
7
to commit (e.g. a crime)
8
to perpetrate
Example sentence
姉は病院で働いています。
あねは びょういんで はたらいて います。
My older sister works at a hospital.
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Kanji in this word
働
Work, (kokuji)
13 strokes
More words with
働
労働者
ろうどうしゃ ·
worker
労働
ろうどう ·
labor
N3
働き
はたらき ·
work
N3
労働省
ろうどうしょう ·
Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
労働党
ろうどうとう ·
Labour Party
Full entry on Jisho
労働組合
ろうどうくみあい ·
labor union
共働き
ともばたらき ·
dual income (husband and wife both working)
N1
労働条件
ろうどうじょうけん ·
working conditions
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