Word Meaning 働く

はたらく hataraku

働く is read as はたらく (hataraku) and means to be conjugated.

Meaning

English

  1. to be conjugated
  2. to work
  3. to labor
  4. to labour
  5. to function
  6. to operate
  7. to be effective
  8. to work (i.e. ... works)

Reading

Kana

はたらく

Romaji

hataraku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Related Words 労働,就労,就業,工場,仕事,業務,出勤簿,タイムカード Rank 14156 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

働き

はたらき

conjugation

働き掛ける

はたらきかける

to begin to work

働き手

はたらきて

able person

働き口

はたらきぐち

position

働き者

はたらきもの

hard worker

働かせる

はたらかせる

to put someone to work

働かす

はたらかす

to put someone to work

働き人

はたらきびと

worker

働き方

はたらきかた

work style

働き通す

はたらきとおす

to work straight through without stopping

働き通しで

はたらきとおしで

working right on through

働き盛り

はたらきざかり

prime of one's working life

Example Sentences

10

うんどうはけんこうによくはたらく。

Exercise has a good effect on health.

We have no alternative but to work.

People ought to work.

Tom is a good worker.

She works hard.

John works hard.

I work on Sunday.

Tom works long hours.

Tom works for a large company.

There is no need for him to work.