noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. working without pay, free service, work for nothing.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
ただ働き ただばたらき
 
 
 
タダ働き タダばたらき
 
只働き ただばたらき

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)