働きかける
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 働きかける
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
Kanji in this Word
働
13 strokes
Frequency: 417
JLPT N3
Grade 4
Meanings
work
(kokuji)
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ドウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はたら.く
掛
11 strokes
Frequency: 1027
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
hang
suspend
depend
arrive at
tax
pour
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カイ
ケイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
か.ける
-か.ける
か.け
-か.け
-が.け
か.かる
-か.かる
-が.かる
か.かり
-が.かり
かかり
-がかり
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
かけ
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