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
- —側役personal attendant
- —端役minor role; small part
- —敵役role of the villain; the bad guy
- —同役colleague
- —二役dual role (in a film, play, etc.); double role
- —役得perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
- —荷役handling cargo; loading and unloading; cargo work
- —守役nurse; nanny; guardian
- —適役being suited to a role; being the right person for the job; suitable role; suitable position; fitting part; well-cast role
- —役名official title
- —役宅government housing for officials
- —役僧priest in charge of a temple's clerical duties
- —役儀role; duty; responsibility
- —相役colleague
- —男役male part or role
- —初役first role
- —難役difficult role
- —共役conjugation; conjugate
- —手役scoring combination in one's dealt hand (i.e. at the start of a game); meld in a starting hand
- —壁役catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)