“Work” in Japanese
Short answer
Work in Japanese is “働き” (hataraki). Full meaning: work, labor, labour; achievement, performance, ability, talent; salary, income, earnings.
Other ways to say “Work” in Japanese
細工
saiku work, workmanship, craftsmanship, handiwork; artifice, trick, device, tampering, doctoring
仕事
shigoto work, job, labor, labour, business, task, assignment, occupation, employment; work
作品
sakuhin work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition), piece, production, opus
ワーク
waaku work
著書
chosho (written) work, book, writings
作業
sagyou work, operation, task
制作
seisaku work (film, book); production, creation, turning (something) out, development
労役
roueki work, labor, labour, toil
働キ
hataraki work, labor, labour; achievement, performance, ability, talent; salary, income, earnings
持ち越し
mochikoshi work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover, what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
著
cho work, book; (a book) by; obvious, striking
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