働
work
JLPT N3 Grade 4 13 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- はたら
- On'yomi
- ドウ
- Radical
- 人 · person (human being)
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.
Example word
働く
to work
Stroke order & writing
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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
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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.