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働 means 'work'

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Note: this kanji is a 'kokuji' (created in Japan)
Strokes : 13    Frequency: 491   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Challenge set: 5    Grade: 4   Intermediate lesson: 26    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 25 words   Used in 194 words   Used in 66 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
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   ドウ
Kun
   はたらく to work
Components
⿰  亻 (人) man  動 move  
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See also
務 work  稼 work  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 働 is used 5 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 働 is used 193 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
ドウ : 149 words FIND ALL
1. manual labor; manual labour; toil; work
2. Labour Party  (see also: 労働党; abbreviation)
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はたらく : 35 words FIND ALL
noun
1. work; labor; labour
2. achievement; performance; ability; talent
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はたらく (read as ばたら) : 9 words FIND ALL
(husband and wife) both working; dual income  (see also: 共稼ぎ)
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Additional data
Henshall: 585 (originally: 558)  Joy o' Kanji : 558  Key to Kanji: 812 

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働
ドウ   はたらく to work   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
動
ドウ   うごく to move, to stir   うごかす to shift, to move   
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重
ジュウ   チョウ   おもい heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
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力
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
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