働き

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
はたら
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
作用 (obsolete)
活動 (obsolete)

Pronunciation

Noun

(はたら) (hataraki

  1. work; labor
  2. achievement; ability; performance; talent
  3. salary; earnings; income

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN