Kanji: 働 work
JLPT N4 | 13 Strokes
働
On: どう Kun: はたら.く Meaning: work |
Kanji Parts:
- 亻 person [variation of 人]
- 重 heavy [further broken down with 千 (1,000) and 里 ri (old Japanese unit of distance about 2.44 miles)]
- 力 power
Mnemonic Story:
A person 亻 works all day carrying heavy 重 things with all his or her power 力.
Stroke Order:
Examples:
- 労働【ろうどう】 manual labor
- 自動【じどう】 automatic
- 働き者【はたらきもの】 hard worker; hardworking person
彼は働き者だ。
He's a hardworker.
- 彼 he
- 働き者 hard worker; hardworking person
- だ is