Japanese symbol for “breadwinner”
働き手
はたらきて
Romaji: hatarakite
worker; breadwinner; supporter
In Japanese, breadwinner is 働き手, read はたらきて (hatarakite).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n worker; breadwinner; supporter
- n able person; able man; productive worker
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “breadwinner”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 稼ぎ手 | かせぎて kasegite | breadwinner; hard worker |
| 稼ぎ人 | かせぎにん kaseginin | breadwinner; hard worker |
| 稼ぎ頭 | かせぎがしら kasegigashira | breadwinner; biggest earner |
| 稼ぎ主 | かせぎぬし kaseginushi | breadwinner; provider |
| 扶養者 | ふようしゃ fuyousha | supporter; breadwinner |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 労働 | ろうどう roudou | labor; labour; work |
| 働き | はたらき hataraki | work; labor; labour |
| 稼働 | かどう kadou | operation (of a machine); running |
| 労働省 | ろうどうしょう roudoushou | Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) |
| 共働き | ともばたらき tomobataraki | (husband and wife) both working; dual income |
| 労働党 | ろうどうとう roudoutou | Labour Party; Labor Party |
| 相手 | あいて aite | companion; partner; company |
| 選手 | せんしゅ senshu | player (of a sport); athlete; team member |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.