はたら
働
 
か
 
せ
 
る

Ichidan verb

  1. to put someone to work, to make someone work.
  2. to use, to apply, to exert, to exercise (restraint, one's imagination, one's brain, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はたら
働
 
か
 
せ
 
る
働かせる はたらかせる ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

work, (kokuji)
はたら.く ドウ (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
move, motion, change
ドウ うご.く るぎ (3rd, N4)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ おも.い かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)