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
- —毒見役food taster
- —能役者noh actor
- —儲け役lucrative position
- —小役人petty official
- —郡役所county offices
- —村役場village office; local administration office in a village
- —書き役clerk; secretary; scribe; copyist
- —役人風(putting on the) airs of an official
- —役力士(member of one of) the top four ranks of sumo wrestlers
- —役不足dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
- —役付きholding a position of responsibility; person holding a responsible position; managerial position
- —役目柄by virtue of one's office; in the nature of one's duties
- —役向きnature of one's position
- —役員会board or officer's meeting
- —役替えchange of post
- —相手役opposing role; partner
- —世話役manager; caretaker
- —指南役instructor
- —女房役assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; wifely role
- —町役人Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official