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
- —子役Popularchild actor; child actress; child's role (in a film, play, etc.); child's part
- —大役Popularimportant task; important role; great duty; important mission; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
- —監査役Popularauditor; inspector
- —区役所Popularward office; council (regional)
- —市役所Popularmunicipal office; council; city hall
- —取締役Popularcompany director; board member
- —役回りPopularrole; part; job; assignment
- —相談役Popularcounselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
- —町役場Populartown hall
- —取締役会Popularboard of directors; board of directors' meeting
- —火付け役Popularinstigator; originator; initiator; torch bearer; incendiary; agitator; troublemaker
- —当たり役Popularsuccessful role
- —役に立たないPopularof no avail; useless
- —一役role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
- —下役underling; subordinate official
- —仮役temporary post
- —加役temporary extra work
- —顔役influential man; boss
- —上役one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
- —先役former post; former occupant of the post