役 — kanji meaning “duty”
役
duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
- Meanings
- duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
- On'yomi
- ヤク (yaku)、エキ (eki)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Name readings
- ちゃく
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #315 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 60
- Chinese reading
- yì — Chinese character page
Words with 役
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 役割 | やくわり yakuwari | part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role |
| 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) |
| 役所 | やくしょ yakusho | government office; public office |
| 役目 | やくめ yakume | duty; role; function |
| 役人 | やくにん yakunin | government official |
| 市役所 | しやくしょ shiyakusho | municipal office; council; city hall |
| 役員 | やくいん yakuin | director; executive |
| 役に立つ | やくにたつ yakunitatsu | to be helpful; to be useful |
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