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働く

はたらく

Readings

はたらく

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5k, vito work; to labor; to labour
  2. 2.
    v5k, vito function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
  3. 3.
    v5k, vito commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice
  4. 4.
    v5k, vito be conjugated

Kanji breakdown

働
N313 strokesGrade 4

Example sentences

彼は５時間以上もぶっ続けで働いた。

He worked more than five hours on end.

スイッチは時間通りに働かなかった。

The switch didn't work on time.

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働くはたらく

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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