表層形
働く
ハタラク
動詞
働く (ハタラク)
Hataraku · はたらく — to work, to labor, to labour; to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice
Other ways to say “to work” in Japanese →
働く in rōmaji: hataraku.
動詞
一般
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🔤 五段-カ行 📐 終止形-一般
Updated: 2026年8月22日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
働く
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|---|---|
| 読み (Reading) |
ハタラク
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-カ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
終止形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
働く
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| 読み・基本形 |
ハタラク
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| 表記・基本形 |
働く
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| 見出し語の読み |
ハタラク
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💡 English Meaning
働く means “to work, to labor, to labour; to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice” — full definition & examples →
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ハタラク
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⚡ 五段 (Godan/U-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
働きます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
働いて
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| 過去形 (Past) |
働いた
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
働かない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
働きましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
働ける
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
働かれる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
働かせる
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