Memory phrase for the character: 働
働
Meaning
work, serve Pronunciation DŌ hatara ku Explanation Left: person 亻/人, right: to move 動 (For sth. heavy 重 you need strength 力 for moving.)
Mnemonic
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The person moves (= sth. heavy with force) at work. Radicals
亻
person This radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
動
move For heavy 重 things, such as vehicles 車 with double 二 wheels, you need power 力 to move them.
重
heavy A vehicle 車 with double 二 wheels is for the heavy.
力
power force For example, left 左 or right 右 is understood as a hand ナ with a forearm. If the other line is seen as a bicep, this can be understood as "force".
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Vocabulary
働く はたらく
to work, to labor, to practise
664
働き はたらき
work, activity, labor, action
663
労働組合
ろうどうくみあい
labor union, labour union
7145
共働き ともばたらき
dual income
779
労働 ろうどう
manual labor, toil. work
1056
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