働かせる はたらかせる Meanings Ichidan verb, Transitive to put someone to work; to make someone work See also: 働かす (はたらかす). to use; to apply; to exert; to exercise (restraint, one's imagination, one's brain, etc.) Kanji 働 work. Read as はたらく. Words containing 働かせる 勘を働かせる (かんをはたらかせる) to use one's intuition 頭を働かせる (あたまをはたらかせる) to think Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists