13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

work, (kokuji)

Kun'yomi
  • to work ②to function ③to commit (e.g. a crime) ④to be conjugated
On'yomi
  • ドウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

はたら 87.1%
ドウ 12.9%

Character 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)

Common Words

to work ②to function ③to commit (e.g. a crime) ④to be conjugated
work ②achievement ③salary ④action
operation (of a machine) ②working (and earning money) ③deployment (e.g. to a production environment)
to put someone to work ②to use
to put someone to work
to work on (someone) ②to begin to work
subordinate work ②domestic duties
worker bee ②hard worker
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References

Unicode hex code 50CD
JIS X 0208 1-38-15
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 532
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 297
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 153
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 172
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 170
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1079
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 558
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 232
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 232
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 488
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 120
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 585
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 612
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 137
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 192
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.15
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 132
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1694
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a11.1
Four corner code 2422.7
De Roo Code 2145