働きかける
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
Intransitive verb
1. to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to pressure; to exert influence on; to seek action from
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
2. to begin to work
Other spellings
働き掛ける
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
はたらきかける
Examples1
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.