働く (はたらく)to work; to labor; to labour

to work; to labor; to labourGodan verb with 'ku' ending, intransitive verb
to function; to operate; to be effectiveGodan verb with 'ku' ending, intransitive verb
to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to doGodan verb with 'ku' ending, intransitive verb
to be conjugatedGodan verb with 'ku' ending, intransitive verb

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Kanji in 働く

働Work; (kokuji)Read with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N3

Words that share its kanji

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)
働きはたらきwork; labor
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

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