JLPT N3 · 13 strokes
Kanji 働: "work, (kokuji)"
The kanji 働 means "work, (kokuji)". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ドウ in on'yomi and はたら.く in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ドウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はたら.く
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | work, (kokuji) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 417 of 2,501 |
Common words with 働
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 働くto work; to labor; to labour · to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works)
- 働きwork; labor; labour · achievement; performance; ability; talent
- 労働labor; labour; work · Labour Party
- 稼働operation (of a machine); running · working (and earning money); workload; activity
- 労働者worker · (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
- 働きかけるto work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to pressure · to begin to work
- 下働きsubordinate work; assistant · domestic duties; servant; maid; houseboy
- 重労働heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work · hard labor (in prison); hard labour
- 働き者hard worker; hardworking person
- 労働力labor; labour; manpower; working force
- 働かすto put someone to work; to make someone work
- 肉体労働manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
Keep going
Read real Japanese, not lists
A kanji list does not teach you to read. KanjiYome puts furigana and a dictionary on any Japanese text, offline, and turns the words you meet into review cards.