働 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
- On
- ドウ
- Kun
- はたら(く)
- Meaning
- work; labor
Origin
A kanji made in Japan (kokuji). Combines 人 (person) and 動 (move); a person moving the body, 'to work.'
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ドウ | 労働・実働 |
|---|---|
| はたらく | 働く・働き |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 労働ろうどう
labor
- 働き者はたらきもの
hard worker
Example
父は工場で働いています。
My father works at a factory.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)