Memory phrase for the Kanji: 働

働

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Meaning

work, serve

Pronunciation

 DŌ
hataraku

Explanation

 Left: person 亻/人, right: to move 動 (For sth. heavy 重 you need strength 力 for moving.)

Mnemonic

The person moves (= sth. heavy with force) at work.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
動 move
重 heavy
力 power force
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Vocabulary

 働く  はたらく  to work, to labor, to practise
 働き  はたらき  work, activity, labor, action
 労働組合  ろうどうくみあい  labor union, labour union
 共働き  ともばたらき  dual income
 労働  ろうどう  manual labor, toil. work

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