Jisho

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Words — 71 found

Noun
1. role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service​
  • かれ彼
  • が
  • じゅうよう重要な
  • やく役
  • を
  • は果たした
  • 。
He played an important part.
Noun
2. position (of responsibility); post; office​
Noun
3. part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character​
  • かれ彼の
  • のぞ望み
  • は
  • ハムレット
  • の
  • やく役
  • を
  • えん演じる
  • こと
  • です
  • 。
His ambition is to play the part of Hamlet.
Noun
4. scoring combination; hand; yaku; meld​Mahjong, Card games, Hanafuda
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Noun
1. part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties​
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2. Role​A role or a social role is a set of connected behaviours,... Read more
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役割り 【やくわり】
Notes
役割り: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Noun
1. government office; public office​
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2. Seat of local government​In local government, a city hall, town hall or (more rare... Read more
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'tsu' ending
1. to be helpful; to be useful​
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役にたつ 【やくにたつ】
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Noun
1. actor; actress​See also 俳優
Noun
2. man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow​
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Noun
1. post; official position​
Noun
2. managerial position; executive position​
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Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose​
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役だつ 【やくだつ】
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やくた 役に立たない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. of no avail; useless​See also 役に立つ
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役にたたない 【やくにたたない】、やくに立たない 【やくにたたない】、役に立た無い 【やくにたたない】
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Noun
1. director; executive​
Noun
2. officer; official; person in charge​
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Noun
1. town hall​
Jreibun
  • まちやくば町役場
  • は
  • し市
  • でいうと
  • しやくしょ市役所
  • に当たり、
  • まち町
  • の行政を取り扱うとともに、
  • ぜい税
  • に関する業務も
  • おこな行って
  • いる。
A town hall is the equivalent of a city hall in a city, it handles the public administration of the town as well as tax-related matters.
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やくた 役にも立たない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless​See also 役に立たない やくにたたない
  • この
  • どうぐ道具
  • は
  • なんの
  • やく役にもたたない
  • 。
This tool is good for nothing.
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役にもたたない 【やくにもたたない】
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Noun
1. red tape; red-tapism; officialism; bureaucratic bungling​
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account​
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Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. useless; deadhead​
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Kanji — 1 found

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7 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3.
役
duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
On: ヤク、 エキ
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Sentences — 95 found

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    • しんたいせい新体制
    • においては首相の
    • そっきん側近
    • たちが
    • のきな軒並み
    • 政府内の重要な役につき、
    • ひがん悲願
    • の
    • ほうあん法案
    • かけつ可決
    • に向けての
    • ふじん布陣
    • は
    • かた固まった
    • とみてよい。
    Under the new administration, the prime minister's close aides have taken key posts across the government. It is fair to say that the pieces are now in place to achieve their long-cherished goal of getting the bill passed. — Jreibun
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Names — 30 found

やくいんばる 【役犬原】
Place
1. Yakuinbaru​
やくがち 【役勝】
Place
1. Yakugachi​
やくがちがわ 【役勝川】
Unclassified name
1. Yakugachigawa​
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