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働かせる

Reading

Kana: はたらかせる
Romaji: hatarakaseru
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Definitions

v1
1

to put someone to work; to make someone work

See also: 働かす
2

to use; to apply; to exert; to exercise (restraint, one's imagination, one's brain, etc.)

Kanji

Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く
Meanings: work, (kokuji)

Example Sentences

想像力(そうぞうりょく)(はたら)かせた。
➥I used my imagination.
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(かれ)らは(わたし)たちを(いち)晩中(ばんちゅう)(はたら)かせた。
➥They made us work all night.
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(かれ)らは(あさ)から(ばん)まで(かれ)(はたら)かせた。
➥They made him work from morning till night.
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(かれ)らは(かれ)(はたら)かせた。
➥They made him work.
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課長(かちょう)(わたし)奴隷(どれい)のように(はたら)かせた。
➥The section chief made me work like a slave.
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(かれ)(よる)(おそ)くまで(わたし)たちを(はたら)かせた。
➥He made us work till late at night.
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