• 働はたらく — to work
• 労働ろうどう — labor
• 共働ともばたらき — dual income, both spouses working
• 働はたらき者もの — hard worker
• 自動労働じどうろうどう — automated labor
• 稼働かどう — operation, working (of a machine or system)

The radical 亻 (person) combined with 動 (move) shows a person in motion — a clear metaphor for labor or effort. This kanji emphasizes activity driven by human energy, whether physical work, business, or mental tasks.

父ちちは 会社かいしゃで働はたらいています。
My father works at a company.

共働ともばたらきの家庭かていが増ふえています。
More families now have both parents working.

機械きかいが 自動じどうで働はたらいています。
The machine is working automatically.

🎧 “ドウ” is often used in compound nouns and formal expressions. “はたらく” is the everyday kun-yomi reading, frequently used in casual conversation.