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働

work
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingドウ
Kun readingはたら.く
JōyōGrade 4
  1. to work
  2. to labor
  3. to labour
  4. to function
  5. to operate

Popular Usage

働く

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · move · heavy · thousand · ri · computer · power (力) · muscle (力) · arnold

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1809

Compound words

働くはたらく
to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate
働きはたらき
work; labor; labour; achievement; performance
稼働かどう
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; activity
労働ろうどう
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
共働きともばたらき
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
働き口はたらきぐち
position; job; employment; opening
働き者はたらきもの
hard worker; hardworking person
労働者ろうどうしゃ
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
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; Labor Party
労働力ろうどうりょく
labor; labour; manpower; working force
働き手はたらきて
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man
稼働率かどうりつ
operating rate; utilization rate; occupancy rate; availability factor
働き盛りはたらきざかり
prime of one's working life
労働運動ろうどううんどう
labour movement; labor movement
労働条件ろうどうじょうけん
working conditions
労働組合ろうどうくみあい
labor union; labour union; trade union
働かせるはたらかせる
to put someone to work; to make someone work; to use; to apply; to exert
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
労働基準法ろうどうきじゅんほう
Labor Standards Act

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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