work, (kokuji)

13 strokesFrequency 417JLPT N3Grade 4

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Common Words

働くたらくIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #417
1

to work; to labor; to labour

Examples
彼は5時間以上もぶっ続けで働いた
He worked more than five hours on end.
2

to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play

Examples
スイッチは時間通りに働かなかった
The switch didn't work on time.
3

to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice

4

Linguistics

to be conjugated

働きたらきNounFreq #2973
1

work; labor; labour

Examples
あなたの働きに応じて賃金が支払われる。
You will be paid according to your work.
2

achievement; performance; ability; talent

3

salary; income; earnings

4

action; activity; workings; function; operation; movement; motion

Examples
心臓の働きは血液を送り出す事である。
The function of the heart is to pump blood.
5

Linguistics; Also written as 活

conjugation; inflection

自動自働どうNounFreq #6424
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

automatic

Examples
彼女は自動式の洗濯機をもっている。
She has an automatic washing machine.
2

自動 only; Abbreviation; Linguistics

intransitive verb

労働うどうNounFreq #7074
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

labor; labour; work

Examples
むかしのような激しい日雇い労働はできやしない。
I can't do the hard day's work I used to.
2

Abbreviation

Labour Party

稼働稼動どうNoun~する VerbFreq #11834
1

Transitive verb

operation (of a machine); running

Examples
工場はフル稼動している。
The factory is running at full capacity.
2

Intransitive verb

working (and earning money); workload; activity

3

Intransitive verb; Computing

deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release; shipping

労働者うどうしゃNounFreq #13071
1

worker

Examples
その会社は500人の労働者を雇っている。
The company employs 500 workers.
2

(manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker

働きかける働き掛けるたらきかけIchidan verbFreq #15034
1

Transitive verb

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

Examples
彼の気持ちを変えさせるよう、彼に働きかけねばならない。
He must be worked upon so that his feeling may be made to change.
2

Intransitive verb

to begin to work

下働きたばたらきNounFreq #20440
1

subordinate work; assistant

Examples
彼はある金持ちの家の下働きをしていた。
He worked for a rich man.
2

domestic duties; servant; maid; houseboy

重労働ゅうろうどうNounFreq #21008
1

heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work

Examples
赤ちゃんを育てるのは重労働です。
Bringing up a baby is hard work.
2

hard labor (in prison); hard labour

働き者たらきものNounFreq #22380
1

hard worker; hardworking person

Examples
若いときは、彼は働き者であった。
He was a hard worker in his youth.

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