Japanese symbol for “duties”
役割
やくわり
Romaji: yakuwari
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
In Japanese, duties is 役割, read やくわり (yakuwari).
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Meanings
- n part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
Written forms: 役割、役割り. Readings: やくわり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “duties”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 業務 | ぎょうむ gyoumu | business; work; operations |
| 職 | しょく shoku | duties |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 現役 | げんえき gen'eki | active duty; active service |
| 取締役 | とりしまりやく torishimariyaku | company director; board member |
| 主役 | しゅやく shuyaku | leading part; leading actor; leading actress |
| 役者 | やくしゃ yakusha | actor; actress |
| 懲役 | ちょうえき choueki | penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour) |
| 割合 | わりあい wariai | rate; ratio; percentage |
| 割引 | わりびき waribiki | discount; reduction; rebate |
| 分割 | ぶんかつ bunkatsu | partition; division; separation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “duties”.
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.