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JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

働はたらきかける

hatarakikakeru

to appeal to, to seek action from

Example sentences

  1. 地元じもとの人達ひとたちが明日香村あすかむらに働はたらきかけた。

    Local people sought actions from the government of Asuka-mura, Nara Prefecture.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 明治維新めいじいしんによって江戸幕府えどばくふが崩壊ほうかいすると、新政府しんせいふに働はたらきかけて旧幕府きゅうばくふの天文方てんもんかたを廃止はいしに追おい込こんだ。

    When the Edo Shogunate was collapsed by Meiji Restoration, he appealed to the new government to urge the abolition of the astronomical officials of the old shogunate.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 同委員会どういいんかいでは関西経済連合会かんさいけいざいれんごうかいなどと連携れんけいして3年後ねんごを目処めどに「古典こてんの日ひ」を国くにの制定せいていする記念日きねんびとすることを目指めざして政府せいふや国会議員こっかいぎいんに働はたらきかけることにしている。

    Cooperating with the Kansai Economic Federation and other organizations, the committee is to make approaches to the government and members of the Diet, aiming at setting up 'Classics Day' as a nationally-enacted commemoration day by three years from now.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 働

  • 働work; (kokuji)OnドウKunはたらく

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