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    3. 働かせる

    働かせる

    働はたらか​せ​る​

    to put someone to work

    KMT7News #19+1VerbWork & CareerKanji Vocab20 strokes

    はたらかせる

    Verb

    1.
    to put someone to work, to make someone work
    2.
    to use, to apply, to exert, to exercise (restraint, one's imagination, one's brain, etc.)

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    彼かれは部ぶ下かをよく働はたらかせます。

    He makes his subordinates work hard.

    KMT5Work & Career
    想そう像ぞう力りょくを働はたらかせて、新あたらしいアイデアを生うみ出だしましょう。

    Let's use our imagination to create new ideas.

    KMT7Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは若わかい頃ころから体からだを働はたらかせ、家か族ぞくを支ささえてきました。

    He has worked hard physically since he was young to support his family.

    KMT7Work & CareerFamily & Relationships
    この機き械かいは、24時じか間んた体い制せいで休やすむことなく働はたらかせることができます。

    This machine can be made to work continuously for 24 hours without rest.

    KMT8TechnologyWork & Career
    経けい営えい者しゃは、従じゅう業ぎょう員いんが最さ大いだ限いの能のう力りょくを働はたらかせられる環かん境きょうを整ととのえるべきです。

    Managers should create an environment where employees can exercise their maximum abilities.

    KMT8Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    働
    はたら.く…(1)
    work・(kokuji)
    Kanji
    か
    ka
    Kana
    せ
    se
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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