働

Meaning

働 centers on the action of working, especially physical or employed labor. It is a Japan-made kokuji that combines the idea of a person with movement to express working.

• 働くはたらく
  N5

  to work; to labor; to labour

• 労働ろうどう
  N3

  labor; labour; work

• 働きはたらき
  N3

  work; labor; labour

• 稼働かどう

  operation (of a machine); running

• 労働省ろうどうしょう

  Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

• 働きかけはたらきかけ

  pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting

• 共働きともばたらき
  N1

  (husband and wife) both working; dual income

• 労働党ろうどうとう

  Labour Party; Labor Party

• 重労働じゅうろうどう
  N2

  heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work

• 実働じつどう

  actual work

• 働き者はたらきもの
  N3

  hard worker; hardworking person

• 働かせるはたらかせる

  to put someone to work; to make someone work

• 働きかけるはたらきかける
  N1

  to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to pressure; to exert influence on; to seek action from

• 働かすはたらかす

  to put someone to work; to make someone work

• 別働隊べつどうたい

  flying column; detached force

• 働き手はたらきて

  worker; breadwinner; supporter

• 下働きしたばたらき

  subordinate work; assistant

• 働き蜂はたらきばち

  worker bee

• 働きがいはたらきがい

  job satisfaction; quality of work life; reason to work

• 労働者ろうどうしゃ
  N1

  worker

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