はたらきかける

働 きかける

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

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

    • 彼の気持ちを変えさせるよう、彼に働きかけねばならない。
      He must be worked upon so that his feeling may be made to change.

  2. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to begin to work