A charging device for an electrically driven vehicle comprising a charging port adapted to be mounted on a vehicle body side and a charging connector for electrically connecting an external charger to the charging port, wherein the charging connector comprises: a lock lever which is displaceable between a lock position where the lock lever engages with a hook mounted on the charging port, and a lock release position where engagement between the lock lever and the hook is released, wherein a distal end portion of the lock lever is formed into a hook shape such that the distal end portion is engaged with the hook mounted on the charging port; a manual manipulation lever which is configured to displace the lock lever from the lock position to the lock release position; a connecting member adapted to connect the manipulation lever and the lock lever to each other; a resilient member configured to bias the lock lever toward the lock position; and a charging start switch configured to output a charging start instruction, wherein the lock lever and the connecting member are configured and arranged such that, when the lock lever is at the lock release position, at least one of the lock lever and the connecting member interferes with an operation range of the charging start switch thus inhibiting an operation of the charging start switch, and a gradient is provided to each of the hook and a front surface of the hook-shaped distal end portion such that the hook-shaped distal end portion of the lock lever moves over the hook and advances to the lock position where the hook-shaped distal end portion is engaged with the hook when the charging connector and the charging port are connected to each other, characterized in that in the lock release position of the lock lever the manipulation lever is at a position where a distance between the manipulation lever and a grip of the charging connector is widened so that the manipulation lever and the grip have a positional relationship where it is difficult for a user to grip the manipulation lever and the grip together, and in the lock position of the lock lever the manipulation lever is at a position where the distance between the manipulation lever and the grip of the charging connector is reduced so that the manipulation lever and the grip have a positional relationship where the user can easily grip the manipulation lever and the grip together. a lock lever which is displaceable between a lock position where the lock lever engages with a hook mounted on the charging port, and a lock release position where engagement between the lock lever and the hook is released, wherein a distal end portion of the lock lever is formed into a hook shape such that the distal end portion is engaged with the hook mounted on the charging port; a manual manipulation lever which is configured to displace the lock lever from the lock position to the lock release position; a connecting member adapted to connect the manipulation lever and the lock lever to each other; a resilient member configured to bias the lock lever toward the lock position; and a charging start switch configured to output a charging start instruction, wherein the lock lever and the connecting member are configured and arranged such that, when the lock lever is at the lock release position, at least one of the lock lever and the connecting member interferes with an operation range of the charging start switch thus inhibiting an operation of the charging start switch, and a gradient is provided to each of the hook and a front surface of the hook-shaped distal end portion such that the hook-shaped distal end portion of the lock lever moves over the hook and advances to the lock position where the hook-shaped distal end portion is engaged with the hook when the charging connector and the charging port are connected to each other, characterized in that in the lock release position of the lock lever the manipulation lever is at a position where a distance between the manipulation lever and a grip of the charging connector is widened so that the manipulation lever and the grip have a positional relationship where it is difficult for a user to grip the manipulation lever and the grip together, and in the lock position of the lock lever the manipulation lever is at a position where the distance between the manipulation lever and the grip of the charging connector is reduced so that the manipulation lever and the grip have a positional relationship where the user can easily grip the manipulation lever and the grip together.