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働きかける
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 働きかける.
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Entry
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
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