働き (はたらき) — work, function, performance
働き
work
Frequency #3061
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 4
2 characters
noun
hataraki
はたらき
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
はたらき[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- work
- function
- performance
Usage examples
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駅や工場の写真を見る時、「すごい技術だ」で終わらず、「だれが作り、だれが働き、だれが使えたのか」と聞いてみましょう。
Eki ya koujou no shashin o miru toki, "sugoi gijutsu da" de owarazu, "dare ga tsukuri, dare ga hataraki, dare ga tsukaeta no ka" to kiite mimashou.
When looking at photographs of stations and factories, go beyond "What amazing technology" and ask, "Who built it, who worked there, and who could use it?"
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