漢字城 Kanji Fortress

働 work

On'yomi
ドウ
Kun'yomi
はたら-く
Strokes
13
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 4

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): はたら-く.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
働 is written in 13 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A person (亻) in constant motion (動) is a person at work.

A common word

  • 働く はたらく to work

Example sentences

  • はははびょういんではたらいています。

    My mother works at a hospital.

  • どようびもはたらきますか。

    Do you work on Saturdays too?

Kanji that share a part

亻 is its radical. 110 kanji share it in all.

動 is a component.

  • 慟 grieve deeply N1
  • 勲 merit N1