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“To labour” in Japanese

Short answer
働く hataraku はたらく

To labour in Japanese is “働く” (hataraku). Full meaning: 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 labour” in Japanese

労する rousuru to work, to labor, to labour; to put to work, to make (someone) work 働る hatarakeru 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 勞す rousu to work, to labor, to labour; to put to work, to make (someone) work 働ける hatarakeru 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 働らく hataraku 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 はたらく hataraku 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 はたらける hatarakeru 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 労す rousu to work, to labor, to labour; to put to work, to make (someone) work はたらけ hatarake 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 はたらい hatarai 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 稼ぐ kasegu to earn (income), to make (money); to score (points, victory), to gain (time), to play (for time); to work hard (at one's job), to labor, to labour, to toil

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