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What does 働く (はたらく, hataraku) mean?

働く (はたらく, hataraku) means to work.

Quick facts
Readingはたらく
Romajihataraku
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
はたらく
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhataraku

to work

GenkiGenki 11
  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to work; to labor; to labour
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to function; to operate; to be effective
  3. 3godan verb · intransitive to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do
  4. 4godan verb · intransitive to be conjugated

Example sentences

  • I work eight hours every day.

  • My father works at a bank.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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