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Meaning of 働き(はたらき) in Japanese

働き
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
はたらき
Romaji
hataraki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    work; labor; labour
    Example sentence
    関係代名詞は「接続詞+代名詞」のはたらきしています Relative pronouns perform as 'conjunction + pronoun'.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    achievement; performance; ability; talent
    Example sentence
    補足情報には副詞副詞はたらきするもの入ります Supplementary information includes adverbs and things that function as adverbs.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    salary; income; earnings
    Example sentence
    母親働き出ている子供達たくさんいます There are many children whose mothers go out to work.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    action; activity; workings; function; operation; movement; motion
    Example sentence
    彼女働きづめ She's always on the go.
  • Parts of speech
    linguistics terminology
    Meaning
    conjugation; inflection
    Example sentence
    彼女働きすぎ疲れている。 She's tired from overwork.

Examples of 働き, はたらき in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

13 strokes

work, (kokuji)

On'Yomi: ドウ, リュク, リキ, ロク, リョク

Kun'Yomi: はたら.く

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