働きかける・働き掛ける|はたらきかけるhatarakikakeru[6]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to pressure; to exert influence on; to seek action from
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto begin to work
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 働きかける(はたらきかける) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 働きかけます(はたらきかけます) |
| Negative (nai) | 働きかけない(はたらきかけない) |
| polite (masen) | 働きかけません(はたらきかけません) |
| classical zu / nu | 働きかけず・働きかけぬ(はたらきかけず・はたらきかけぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 働きかけた(はたらきかけた) |
| polite (mashita) | 働きかけました(はたらきかけました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 働きかけなかった(はたらきかけなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 働きかけませんでした(はたらきかけませんでした) |
| Te form | 働きかけて(はたらきかけて) |
| Potential | 働きかけられる(はたらきかけられる) |
| Passive | 働きかけられる(はたらきかけられる) |
| Causative | 働きかけさせる(はたらきかけさせる) |
| Causative passive | 働きかけさせられる(はたらきかけさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 働きかければ(はたらきかければ) |
| tara | 働きかけたら(はたらきかけたら) |
| Volitional | 働きかけよう(はたらきかけよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 働きかけましょう(はたらきかけましょう) |
| Imperative | 働きかけろ(はたらきかけろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym作用さようWrittenWritten/formal prose. The effect something has on other things — physical, chemical, or psychological and social; 「働きかける」 is a person actively lobbying or pressing.
- Synonym仕向けるしむけるNeutralNeutral. Maneuvering someone into a specific action, with a nuance of inducing or steering; 「働きかける」 is openly and actively persuading or courting them.
- Related感化かんかWrittenWritten/formal prose. Changing someone gradually through one's ideas, conduct or works; 「働きかける」 is actively going out to lobby and apply influence.
- Related影響えいきょうNeutralNeutral. A noun for influence or effect, focused on the result; it does not stress actively pressuring someone the way 「働きかける」 does.
- Related動かすうごかすNeutralNeutral. Moving or stirring a person or thing into action, as in 「心を動かす」.
- Antonym無視するNeutralNeutral. Ignoring someone or something; the opposite of 「働きかける」, which actively applies influence.
- Antonym放置するNeutralNeutral. Leaving something unattended; the opposite of actively lobbying as in 「働きかける」.
Use 「働きかける」 for actively lobbying or applying influence to get someone to act, as in 「政府に働きかける」. For inducing someone, use 「仕向ける」; for moral influence, 「感化」; for influence in general, 「影響」. Antonyms are 「無視する」 and 「放置する」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


