| 324 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 419 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 397 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 315 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1598 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 171 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 519 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 368 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 375 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 376 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 609 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 620 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 288 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 217 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 893 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10057 | Morohashi |
| 244 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1726 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 884 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 949 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 266 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 290 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
315 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 役 【ヤク】 role, assignment, responsibility, duty, function, job, service, position (of responsibility), post, office, part (in a play, film, etc.), role, character, scoring combination, hand, yaku, meld
- 役員 【ヤクイン】 director, executive, officer, official, person in charge
- 悪役 【アクヤク】 villain, baddie, the villain's part
- 大役 【タイヤク】 important task, important role, great duty, important mission, major part (in a film, play, etc.), leading role, high-scoring combination
- 役 【エキ】 war, campaign, battle, unpaid work (ritsuryō system), forced labor
- 役務 【エキム】 labor, labour, service
- 荷役 【ニエキ】 handling cargo, loading and unloading
- 就役 【シュウエキ】 being placed on duty, going into commission (of a warship, freighter, etc.), being placed in commission
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちゃく
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- oficio
- deber
- servicio
- papel
- (guerra)
Portuguese
- dever
- guerra
- campanha
- esboço
- escritório
- serviço
- papel
French
- rôle
- fonctions
- guerre
- campagne
- corvée
- poste
- service
| 2068 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 2724.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f79 | Unicode hex code |
ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter
- On:
- ギ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
739 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 儀 【ギ】 ceremony, matter, affair, case, with regard to, as for, as concerns
- 儀式 【ギシキ】 ceremony, rite, ritual, service
- 奥義 【オウギ】 secret techniques (of an art or skill), inner mysteries, essence, quintessence, heart
- 祭儀 【サイギ】 rites, ritual
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり、 よし
- Korean:
- eui
Spanish
- regla
- norma
- etiqueta
- ceremonia
- modelo de astros
Portuguese
- cerimônia
- regra
- romance
- caso
- uma matéria
French
- cérémonie
- règle
- affaire
- cas
- matière
- manières
| 1137 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1311 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 554 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1252 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1071 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2255 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 727 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 740 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 936 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 137 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 191 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 124 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 147 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 993 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1172 | Morohashi |
| 169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 324 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 984 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1059 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1747 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2159 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a13.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-13 | SKIP code |
| 2825.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5100 | Unicode hex code |