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
- N4役に立つPopularto be helpful; to be useful
- N3役Popularrole; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service; position (of responsibility); post; office; part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character; scoring combination; hand; yaku; meld
- N3役割Popularpart; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
- N2主役Popularleading part; leading actor; leading actress
- N2役者Popularactor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
- N2役所Populargovernment office; public office
- N2役人Populargovernment official
- N2役目Popularduty; role; function
- N1重役Popular(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
- N1役場Populartown hall
- N1役職Popularpost; official position; managerial position; executive position
- N1役立つPopularto be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
- —悪役Popularvillain; baddie; the villain's part
- —三役Popularthree highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
- —助役Popularassistant official
- —代役Popularsubstitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
- —役員Populardirector; executive; officer; official; person in charge
- —役柄Popularrole; duty; position; part
- —脇役Popularsupporting role (actor); minor role
- —配役Popularcasting (of a play, film, etc.); cast