| 役 | やく | 1: use; service; role; 2: post; position; 3: scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.); hand |
| 役 | えき | 1: war; campaign; battle; 2: unpaid work |
| 役場 | やくば | town hall |
| 役目 | やくめ | duty; business; role |
| 役夫 | えきふ | laborer; labourer |
| 役務 | えきむ | labor; labour; service |
| 役儀 | やくぎ | role; duty; responsibility |
| 役員 | やくいん | officer; official; executive; staff |
| 役柄 | やくがら | role |
| 役者 | やくしゃ | actor; actress |
| 役所 | やくしょ | government office; public office |
| 役人 | やくにん | government official |
| 役割 | やくわり | part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties |
| 役畜 | えきちく | beasts of burden |
| 役責 | やくせき | role and responsibility |
| 役僧 | やくそう | priest in charge of a temple's clerical duties |
| 役宅 | やくたく | government housing for officials |
| 役得 | やくとく | emoluments; perquisite; side benefit |
| 役満 | やくまん | (mah-jongg) a win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points) |
| 役名 | やくめい | official title |
| 役立つ | やくだつ | to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose |
| 役する | えきする | to use; to employ |
| 役替え | やくがえ | change of post |
| 役だつ | やくだつ | to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose |
| 役付き | やくつき | holding a position of responsibility |
| 役付き | やくづき | holding a position of responsibility |
| 役向き | やくむき | nature of one's position |
| 役割り | やくわり | part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties |
| 役職 | やくしょく | post; managerial position; official position |
| 役牛 | えきぎゅう | work cow; work cattle |
| 役回り | やくまわり | role; part; (unpleasant) duty |
| 役者絵 | やくしゃえ | actor print; ukiyo-e print of kabuki actors |
| 役不足 | やくぶそく | dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role) |
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