働き

• 読み: はたらき
• ローマ字: hataraki
• 漢字の分解: 働 (dou/hatara) — work, labour (Japanese-made kanji)
• 発音: /ha.ta.ɾa.ki/

意味

Work; labour; function; the act of working or a role performed.

A noun derived from the verb 働く (hataraku, to work). Has two main senses: the act of working/labour, and the function or role of something. Common expressions: 働き者 (hatarakimono, hard worker), 働きかける (hatarakikakeru, to appeal to/influence), 脳の働き (nou no hataraki, brain function). Distinguished from 仕事 (shigoto, job/task), 働き focuses on the action and effort of working itself.

例文

1. 彼女は会社で一番の働き者だ。
2. この薬は胃の働きを助ける。
3. 政府に働きかけて制度を変えようとした。

使い方ガイド

場面: workplace, biology, social action

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Noun form of 働く. The kanji 働 is a Japanese-made character (国字) combining 亻 (person) and 動 (move), literally meaning 'a person who moves' — working.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal