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
- —アガリ役winning hand
- —和がり役winning hand
- —付き添役attendant; best man (at a wedding); groomsman; maid of honor; bridesmaid
- —お目付役watchdog; chaperone; watcher
- —御目付役watchdog; chaperone; watcher
- —役どころassigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
- —首切役人executioner; headsman
- —お役ごめんdismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a duty; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
- —御役所仕事bureaucratic routine; red tape
- —御目付け役watchdog; chaperone; watcher
- —取り締まり役company director; board member
- —役にたたないof no avail; useless
- —役に立た無いof no avail; useless
- —お役にたてるto be of help; to be of service; to be able to assist
- —御役に立てるto be of help; to be of service; to be able to assist
- —主役から下ろすto relieve someone of the leading role
- —役にもたたないof no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
- —なんの役にも立たないof no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless