Moto 働: Work; (kokuji)Kanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ドウ
- Kun'yomi
- はたら(く)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 222 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ドウ)
- 労働ろうどうmanual labor; manual labour
- 労働者ろうどうしゃemployee; worker
- 労働党ろうどうとうLabour Party; Labor Party
- 労働省ろうどうしょうMinistry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
- 労働組合ろうどうくみあいlabor union; labour union
- 労働条件ろうどうじょうけんworking conditions
- 稼働かどうoperation (of machine); operating
- 労働基準法ろうどうきじゅんほうLabor Standards Act
- 労働運動ろうどううんどうlabour movement; labor movement
- 稼働率かどうりつoperating ratio; rate of operation
- 労働争議ろうどうそうぎlabor dispute; labour dispute
- 労働力ろうどうりょくlabor; labour
- 労働協約ろうどうきょうやくlabor agreement; labour agreement
- 労働基準局ろうどうきじゅんきょくlabor standards bureau; labour standards bureau
- 労働委員会ろうどういいんかいlabor-relations board; labour-relations board
- 実働じつどうactual work
- 組織労働者そしきろうどうしゃorganized labour (organised, labor); unionized labour
- 肉体労働にくたいろうどうmanual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
- 自由労働者じゆうろうどうしゃcasual laborer (labourer); day laborer (labourer)
- 重労働じゅうろうどうheavy labor; heavy labour
- フル稼働フルかどうfull operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength
- 不当労働行為ふとうろうどうこういunfair labor practices; unfair labour practices
- 不払い労働ふばらいろうどうunpaid work
- 中央労働ちゅうおうろうどうCentral Labor Relations Committee
- 中央労働委員会ちゅうおうろうどういいんかいCentral Labor Relations Commission
- 主働土圧係数しゅどうどあつけいすうcoefficient of active earth pressure
- 事務系労働者じむけいろうどうしゃwhite-collar
- 二交替制労働にこうたいせいろうどうtwo-shift work program (programme)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 働きはたらきwork; labor
- 共働きともばたらき(husband and wife) both working; dual income
- 働かせるはたらかせるto put someone to work; to make someone work
- 働き掛けるはたらきかけるto work on (someone); to appeal to
- 働き盛りはたらきざかりprime of one's working life
- 下働きしたばたらきsubordinate work; assistant
- 働かすはたらかすto put someone to work; to make someone work
- 働きかけるはたらきかけるto work on (someone); to appeal to
- 働き口はたらきぐちposition; job
- 働き手はたらきてworker; breadwinner
- 働き者はたらきものhard worker; hardworking person
- 働くはたらくto work; to labor
- こつこつ働くこつこつはたらくto work hard; to toil
- ただ働きただばたらきworking without pay; free service
- たち働くたちはたらくto go about one's work
- 上働きうわばたらきhousemaid
- 仲働きなかばたらきmaid working for both the living quarter and kitchen
- 働かざるもの食うべからずはたらかざるものくうべからずif man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
- 働かざる者食うべからずはたらかざるものくうべからずif man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
- 働きかけはたらきかけpressure; encouragement
- 働きざかりはたらきざかりprime of one's working life
- 働きすぎはたらきすぎoveractivity; overwork
- 働きすぎるはたらきすぎるto overwork
- 働きだすはたらきだすto start working; to take action
- 働きづめはたらきづめincessant working; working non-stop
- 働きアリはたらきアリworker ant
- 働き中毒はたらきちゅうどくworkaholic
Other readings
- コツコツ働くこつこつはたらくto work hard; to toil
- タダ働きただばたらきworking without pay; free service
- 不払労働ふばらいろうどうunpaid work
- 働きありはたらきアリworker ant
- 働きバチはたらきばちworker bee
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