働く【はたらく】
Frequency rank: 1,082.
- to work; to labor; to labour
- to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
- to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice
- to be conjugatedlinguistics
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 働く【はたらく】Frequency rank: 1,082.
- はたらくFrequency rank: 34,900. – 35,297.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to work; to labor; to labour
- to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
- to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice
- to be conjugated
This meaning is used when referring to a person performing a job or engaging in some form of employment or hard work.
He is working on a farm.
This meaning is used to describe how something operates or performs its intended function, whether it is a machine, system, or concept.
This meaning refers to taking action, especially in the context of wrongdoing or engaging in a particular activity.
This meaning is used in a grammatical context, indicating how verbs change form to express different tenses, moods, or aspects.
Generated collocations (experimental)
はたらく働くをするto work (informal expression)ふるたいむフルタイムではたらく働くto work full-timeよる夜はたらく働くto work at nightこども子どもをそだてながら育てながらはたらく働くto work while raising childrenいそがしく忙しくはたらく働くto work busilyろうどうじょうけん労働条件ではたらく働くto work under labor conditionsしょくば職場ではたらく働くto work at the workplaceはたらく働くじかん時間working hoursじえいぎょう自営業ではたらく働くto work self-employedちいむチームではたらく働くto work in a teamこうりつてき効率的にはたらく働くto work efficientlyしゃかい社会ではたらく働くto work in societyはたらき働きかた方way of workingあたらしい新しいはたらき働きかた方new way of workingきゅうりょう給料をもらってはたらく働くto work for a salary
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Once you enter a company, you have to work for the company, whether you want to or not.
For that reason, temporary workers are working under inferior conditions.
Seeing the briskly working toy consultants also left a strong impression.
Let's take advantage of the 'exemption' controversy to reconsider the way we work.
Thanks to the arrangements made by Ken'ichi, the women found various places to work around town.
"Is that implying that I go get some sugar in me and then work more?" "Er?" "No, sorry. I'm just sulking a bit."
Frankly speaking, I don't want to work with him.
How long will you have been working here by the end of next year?
We are working hard to make up for lost time.