働く

はたらく · hataraku · JLPT N5 · verb-godan

to work

💼 働 = person (亻) + move (動): a person in motion is working

働 is a kanji coined in Japan: 動 (move) with the person radical 亻 added. A person who keeps moving is working. Sound hook: hataraku starts like hat-a-rack — hang your hat on the rack, then get to work.

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