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    3. 働きかける

    働きかける

    働はたらき​か​け​る​

    to work on (someone)

    KMT7News #19+1Ref L1Work & CareerKanji Vocab24 strokes

    働き掛ける

    はたらきかける

    Verb, Transitive

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

    Verb, Intransitive

    2.
    to begin to work

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    彼かれは私わたしに働はたらきかけました。

    He appealed to me.

    KMT4Daily Life
    政せい府ふは、企き業ぎょうに環かん境きょう保ほ護ごへの協きょう力りょくを働はたらきかけている。

    The government is urging companies to cooperate in environmental protection.

    KMT7Politics & LawBusiness & FinanceNature & Environment
    新あたらしいプロジェクトを成せい功こうさせるため、チームメンバー全ぜん員いんに積せ極っきょ的くに働はたらきかけました。

    To make the new project a success, I actively engaged with all team members.

    KMT7Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    地ち域いき社しゃ会かいに働はたらきかけ、ボランティア活かつ動どうへの参さん加かを呼よびかけました。

    We appealed to the local community and called for participation in volunteer activities.

    KMT7Daily LifeWork & Career
    労ろう働どう組くみ合あいは、賃ちん上あげを求もとめて経けい営えい陣じんに強 く働はたらきかけた。

    The labor union strongly appealed to management for a wage increase.

    KMT8Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    働
    はたら.く…(1)
    work・(kokuji)
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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