Kanji1 / 7
役 kanji
duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
On readings
ヤクエキ
Kun readings
NoneWords with 役
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —役員人事change of company director; reassignment of executives
- —悪役令嬢villainess; antagonist young lady
- —中心的役割central role
- —公証人役場notary office
- —専務取締役(senior) managing director
- —引き立て役person who makes someone else appear better; foil
- —常務取締役managing director
- —木っ端役人petty official; minor official
- —代表取締役representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
- —役に就けるto place someone in a position
- —役を勤めるto act (as); to hold an office; to play the part (of)
- —取締役会長chairman of board of directors
- —取締役社長managing director; president of a company (US)
- —お役所仕事bureaucratic routine; red tape
- —役付取締役executive director
- —付き添い役attendant; best man (at a wedding); groomsman; maid of honor; bridesmaid
- —お目付け役watchdog; chaperone; watcher
- —共役勾配法contragradient method; conjugate gradient method; CG method
- —お役所言葉bureaucratic jargon; officialese; gobbledygook
- —役に立てるto put to use; to make good use of; to exploit