Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to work on (someone), to appeal to, to make approaches to, to pressure, to exert influence on, to seek action from.

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to begin to work.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
働きかける はたらきかける
 
 
 
働き掛ける はたらきかける

Contained Kanji Breakdown

work, (kokuji)
はたら.く ドウ (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
move, motion, change
ドウ うご.く るぎ (3rd, N4)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ おも.い かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)