単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#1,255 most used

役

やく2

Pitch accent · 尾高 (odaka)

role; duty

ITS KANJI

役roleread やく here16 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

He played the role of a teacher in this movie.

written for Tangoya

MEANINGS

1

role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

position (of responsibility); post; office

noun

3

part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character

noun

4

scoring combination; hand; yaku; meld

noun

SOUNDS THE SAME

約approximately; aboutやく · not in tangoya
益benefit; use; goodやく · not in tangoya
訳translation; version (e.g. "english version")やく · not in tangoya
焼くto roast; to grill; to bakeやく

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#1,255 most used

Written役 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium