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
- —火消役firefighter (Edo period); problem-solver; troubleshooter; fireman; relief pitcher
- —付添役attendant; best man (at a wedding); groomsman; maid of honor; bridesmaid
- —ぬけ役scoring combination in a dealt hand that becomes worth more at the end of the game if the player's total score is above 88
- —役にたつto be helpful; to be useful
- —もうけ役lucrative position
- —取締り役company director; board member
- —火つけ役instigator; originator; initiator; torch bearer; incendiary; agitator; troublemaker
- —役まわりrole; part; job; assignment
- —引立て役person who makes someone else appear better; foil
- —引き立役person who makes someone else appear better; foil
- —あたり役successful role
- —ハマり役well-suited role
- —嵌まり役well-suited role
- —填まり役well-suited role
- —立て役者leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure; leading spirit
- —一役かうto take on a role; to take part
- —お役ご免dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a duty; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
- —御役御免dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a duty; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
- —役者バカgood actor who is inept in all other matters; dedicated actor
- —上がり役winning hand