働
work
JLPT N3 Grade 4 13 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- はたら
- On'yomi
- ドウ
- Radical
- 人 · person (human being)
Stroke order & writing
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Example word
働く
to work
働 in example sentences
働いてたよ。
Hataraiteta yo.
I was working.
働きたくない。
Hatarakitaku nai.
I don't want to work.
しか。 Hataraku shika nai.
We have no alternative but to work.
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.
Words that use 働
More 人 (person) kanji
働 means "work". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 13 strokes. It is read はたら in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ドウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 4.
Common questions
- What does the kanji 働 mean?
- 働 means "work". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
- How many strokes does 働 have?
- 働 is written in 13 strokes.
- How is 働 read?
- It is read はたら in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ドウ in compounds (on'yomi).
- What JLPT level is 働?
- 働 is a JLPT N3 kanji.