働 Kanji – work
The Japanese kanji 働 can mean work, (kokuji).
Meaning and Readings
How is 働 read?
働 has the onyomi reading ドウ and the kunyomi reading はたらく.
In romaji, these readings can be written as dou, hataraku.
Common Japanese Words Using 働
These common Japanese words contain 働. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 共働き（ともばたらき） — (husband and wife) both working, dual income
- 働き（はたらき） — work, labor, labour
- 働きかける（はたらきかける） — to work on (someone), to appeal to, to make approaches to, to pressure, to exert influence on, to seek action from
- 働き口（はたらきぐち） — position, job, employment, opening
- 働き者（はたらきもの） — hard worker, hardworking person
- 働き盛り（はたらきざかり） — prime of one's working life
- 働く（はたらく） — to work, to labor, to labour
- 労働運動（ろうどううんどう） — labour movement, labor movement
- 労働者（ろうどうしゃ） — worker
- 労働省（ろうどうしょう） — Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)