Hataraku

JLPT N5

働く (Hataraku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to work, to labor, to labour, to function”.

Meanings

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

Examples

  • She went on working.

  • My father worked hard night and day.

  • My father works for a factory.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 働く

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