働く

はたらく

[hataraku]

Meanings

1.GodanIntransitive

to work; to labor; to labour

2.GodanIntransitive

to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play

3.GodanIntransitive

to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice

Less common meanings (1)

4.GodanIntransitiveJargon

《linguistics》to be conjugated

朝から晩まで働いた。

I worked from morning to night.

この薬がよく働くね。

This medicine really does the trick.

来月から新しい店で働きます。

I'll work at a new shop starting next month.