Vocab Info

N5 う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

働(はたら)くto work, to labor, to labour

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to work, to labor, to labour

      2. 2.

        to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play

      3. 3.

        to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice

      4. 4.

        to be conjugated

        Linguistics

    All Forms

    働く 【はたらく】

    Details

      • は

      • た

      • ら

      • く

    • Frequency

      General Top 500

    Examples

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    • 遊園地(ゆうえんち)で働(はたら)く。

      I work at an amusement park.

      • N5
    • お金(かね)のために働(はたら)きます。

      I work for money.

      • N5
    • あなたはどの会社(かいしゃ)で働(はたら)いていますか?

      Which company do you work for?

      • N5
    • 親(おや)が子供(こども)に:「ブラック企業(きぎょう)では働(はたら)くな。」

      Parent to a child: 'Do not work at a toxic company.'

      • N5
    • 昔(むかし)は一日(いちにち)に10(じゅう)時間(じかん)も働(はたら)いていました。

      I used to work 10 hours a day.

      • N4
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