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役 : Duty

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Components:

duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

On 'yomi:
ヤク(yaku) エキ(eki)
Nanori:
ちゃく(chaku)
Strokes:7
Radical: (60)
Usage Rating:315
JLPT:N3
old JLPT:2
Grade:3
Unicode:05f79
jis208:44-82
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役 Usage examples

(なんやく)difficult role
嵌まり(はまりやく)
填まり(はまりやく)
はまり(はまりやく)
嵌り(はまりやく)
填り(はまりやく)
well-suited role
立ち(たちやく)
(たちやく)
leading male role in kabuki
立て(たてやくしゃ)
(たてやくしゃ)
leading actor, person who acts as driving force behind something, key figure, leading spirit, central figure
(たびやくしゃ)itinerant entertainer or troupe
留め(とめやく)arbitrator
老け(ふけやく)(theatrical) role of old person
(ろうやくにん)(Edo-period) jail warden (gaol)
買う(ひとやくかう)to take on a role, to take part
立たず(やくたたず)useless, deadhead
(きょうえき)conjugation
から降ろす(しゅやくからおろす)to relieve someone of the leading role
西南の(せいなんのえき)the Satsuma Rebellion
(てやく)hand of cards which scores as it is
に立たない(やくにたたない)
にたたない(やくにたたない)
に立た無い(やくにたたない)
of no avail, useless
に就く(やくにつく)to be appointed to a post, to assume office
に就ける(やくにつける)to place someone in a position
を勤める(やくをつとめる)to act (as), to hold an office, to play the part (of)
を割り振る(やくをわりふる)to assign a role to an actor
二翻(りゃんふぁんやく)winning hand which redoubles the score
意味(いみやくわり)semantic role
補佐(ほさやく)assistant, adjunct, lieutenant
(かべやく)tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
退軍人(たいえきぐんじん)ex-serviceman
執行(しっこうやくいん)operating officer, company executive
取締会長(とりしまりやくかいちょう)chairman of board of directors
取締社長(とりしまりやくしゃちょう)managing director, president of a company (US)
取締副社長(とりしまりやくふくしゃちょう)executive vice-president
これより三(これよりさんやく)final three bouts on the last day of a tournament
揃い踏み(さんやくそろいぶみ)ritual stomping in unison on the final day of a tournament
調査(ちょうさやく)assistant (to section manager)
御免(おやくごめん)
ご免(おやくごめん)
ごめん(おやくごめん)
御免(おやくごめん)
ごめん(おやくごめん)
ご免(おやくごめん)
dismissal, firing, retirement, being relieved of a burden
三文(さんもんやくしゃ)third-rate actor
出勤(じゅうやくしゅっきん)arriving at work late as if one were an executive, management attendance at work
御免(しょやくごめん)being excused from various levies and taxes during the age of militarist government
緞帳(どんちょうやくしゃ)low-class actor (kabuki), actor who plays in low-class or cheap theater
名題(なだいやくしゃ)chief actor in a kabuki play, star actor, leading actors of a troupe
花形(はながたやくしゃ)leading actor, star actress, top-billed performer
女優(はやくじょゆう)bit-part actress, actress with a minor part
一人二(ひとりふたやく)double role, one person playing two roles, wearing two hats
者稼業(やくしゃかぎょう)stage career, acting career
者気質(やくしゃかたぎ)characteristic temperament (spirit) of an actor