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
- —取締役会設置会社(stock) company that has a board of directors
- —代表取締役副社長representative executive vice-president
- —何の役にも立たないof no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
- —傍役supporting role (actor); minor role
- —儲役lucrative position
- —書役clerk; secretary; scribe; copyist
- —役付holding a position of responsibility; person holding a responsible position; managerial position
- —聞役listener's role
- —立役leading male role
- —毒味役food taster
- —役割りpart; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
- —役だつto be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
- —わき役supporting role (actor); minor role
- —役廻りrole; part; job; assignment
- —引立役person who makes someone else appear better; foil
- —纏め役mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
- —嵌り役well-suited role
- —填り役well-suited role
- —立て役leading actor; protagonist
- —御役目(public) duty