► 動詞
働く [はたらく] meaning: effect rank: 1
☆ 地球上の物には全て引力が働いている ⇨ Gravity has an effect on everything on Earth
働く [はたらく] meaning: job rank: 1
☆ 彼女は教師として働いている ⇨ She is working as a teacher (☛ Work for living)
働く [はたらく] meaning: work rank: 1
☆ あいつは悪知恵だけは働く ⇨ He has ingenuity only for evil things
☆ どうも頭が働かない ⇨ My brain is not working
☆ 彼は週末も休まず働いている ⇨ He works even on weekends without taking days off
働かす [はたらかす] meaning: work rank: 2
☆ もう少し頭を働かせろ！ ⇨ Make your brain work a little more! Use your brain!
働く [はたらく] [liter] meaning: do rank: 3
☆ 彼は長年捕まることなしに盗みを働いてきた ⇨ He has been stealing things for many years without getting caught (☛ Do bad, evil, things)
働き掛ける [(6)はたらきかける] meaning: persuade rank: 3
☆ 首相は野党に協力するよう働きかけた ⇨ The prime minister asked, tried to persuade, negotiated with, the opposition party to cooperate
► 名詞
働き [はたらき] meaning: work rank: 2
☆ 彼は働きを認められて昇進した ⇨ His work was recognized and he got promoted
働き者 [はたらきもの] meaning: work rank: 2
☆ 働き者がバカを見る社会 ⇨ Society where hard workers get exploited (☛ Not “worker, laborer”, but a hard worker)
働き掛け [はたらきかけ] meaning: persuade rank: 3
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