Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to work, to labor.
  2. to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play.
  3. to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practice.
  4. Linguistics terminology.to be conjugated.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
働く はたらく

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)