Results, 役

JLPTN3
役★【やくyaku】

noun / suffix noun:

  • use; service; role
  • post; position
  • scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.); hand

本当にhontouniそのsono俳優haiyuuはha他のtanoどのdono俳優haiyuuよりもyorimo上手jouzuにniカウボーイKAUBOOIのno役yakuをwoこなしたkonashita。 The actor really played cowboy roles better than any other actor.

JLPTN1
役【えきeki・えだちedachi】

noun:

  • war; campaign; battle
  • unpaid work (ritsuryo system); forced labor - archaism

Kanji definition:

役
常用３年JLPTN3

ヤクYAKU・エキEKI

duty; war; campaign; drafted labor; office; service; role

Strokes:
7
Radical:
彳 step
SKIP:
1-3-4
UTF:
5f79
JIS208:
44-82
Nanori:
ちゃくchaku
Hangul:
역 [yeog]
Pinyin:
yì
Stroke order:
Example words:
役割【やくわりyakuwari】
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
取締役【とりしまりやくtorishimariyaku】
company director; board member
役員【やくいんyakuin】
officer; official; executive; staff
懲役【ちょうえきchoueki】
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
役【やくyaku】
use; service; role; / post; position; / scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.); hand

Partial results:

JLPTN4
役に立つ☆【やくにたつyakunitatsu】役にたつ・やくに立つ Inflection

expression / godan ~つ verb:

  • to be helpful; to be useful

私watashiのnoパソコンPASOKONはha何naniかkaのno役に立つyakunitatsuはずhazuだda。 My computer has got to be useful for something.

JLPTN3
役割★【やくわりyakuwari】役割りirr.

noun:

  • part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

彼kareはha自分jibunのno役割yakuwariをwo十二分にni生かしていますikashiteimasuよyo。 He's living his role to the hilt.

JLPTN2
役所★【やくしょyakusho】

noun:

  • government office; public office

どのdono官庁kanchouもmoおo役所yakusho主義shugiにniはまり込まないでhamarikomanaide、仕事のshigotonoスピードアップSUPIIDOAPPUをwoはかるhakaruとtoいうiu点tenにおいてnioite問題mondaiがgaあるaruようだyouda。 Every government office seems to have problems in expediting matters without entanglement in its red tape system.

JLPTN2
役者★【やくしゃyakusha】

noun:

  • actor; actress ➜ 俳優
  • man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

そのsono役者yakushaのno事kotoはha聞いたkiitaことkotoがga無いnai。 I've never heard of the actor.

JLPTN2
役人★【やくにんyakunin】

noun:

  • government official

あのano役人yakuninたちtachiはha全然zenzen、財政zaiseiのnoことkotoはhaわかっていないwakatteinai。 Those officials don't understand finance at all.

JLPTN2
役目★【やくめyakume】

noun:

  • duty; role; function

古いfurui木箱kibakoがgaテーブルTEEBURUのno役目yakumeをwoしたshita。 An old wooden box served as table.

JLPTN1
役職☆【やくしょくyakushoku】

noun:

  • post; official position
  • managerial position; executive position

彼kareはha策略sakuryakuでde役職yakushokuからkara追い出されたoidasareta。 He was maneuvered out of office.

JLPTN1
役立つ☆【やくだつyakudatsu】役だつ Inflection

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

英語eigoはha商業shougyouにおいてnioite役立つyakudatsu。 English is useful in commerce.

JLPTN1
役場☆【やくばyakuba】

noun:

  • town hall
役員★【やくいんyakuin】

noun:

  • officer; official; executive; staff

彼kareはha役員yakuinのno地位chiiをwoねらっているneratteiru。 He is aiming for the directorship.

役柄☆【やくがらyakugara】

noun:

  • role
役回り☆【やくまわりyakumawari】役まわり

noun:

  • role; part; duty
役に立たない☆【やくにたたないyakunitatanai】役にたたない・やくに立たない・役に立た無い Inflection

expression / adjective:

矢yaのnoないnai弓yumiはhaやくに立たないyakunitatanai。 A bow is no use without arrows.

役立てる☆【やくだてるyakudateru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
役務☆【えきむekimu】

noun:

  • labor; labour; service
役名☆【やくめいyakumei】

noun:

  • official title
役立たず☆【やくたたずyakutatazu】

~の noun:

  • useless; deadhead
役所仕事【やくしょしごとyakushoshigoto】

noun:

  • red tape; red-tapism; officialism; bureaucratic bungling - four character idiom

このkono手続きtetsuzukiにはnihaおo役所仕事yakushoshigotoがgaだいぶdaibuからんでいますkarandeimasu。 There's a lot of red tape involved in this procedure.

役夫【えきふekifu】

noun:

  • laborer; labourer
役付取締役【やくつきとりしまりやくyakutsukitorishimariyaku】

noun:

  • executive director
役割分担【やくわりぶんたんyakuwaribuntan】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing - four character idiom
役付き【やくづきyakuzuki・やくつきyakutsuki】

noun:

  • holding a position of responsibility
役牛【えきぎゅうekigyuu】

noun:

  • work cow; work cattle
役得【やくとくyakutoku】

noun:

  • emoluments; perquisite; side benefit
役割を果たす【やくわりをはたすyakuwariwohatasu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
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Kanji

役

ヤクYAKU・エキEKI

duty; war; campaign; drafted labor; office; service; role


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