Jisho

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Words — 315 found

Noun
1. part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties​
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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. 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​
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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. actor; actress​See also 俳優
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2. man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow​
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Noun
1. (company) director; executive; top management​Only applies to じゅうやく
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2. important post; role with heavy responsibilities​
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重役 【おもやく】
Notes
おもやく: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. leading part; leading actor; leading actress​
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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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Noun
1. penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)​See also 禁錮
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Noun
1. board of directors​
  • とりしまりやくかい取締役会
  • は
  • ぎょうむしっこう業務執行
  • に
  • かん関する
  • いしけってい意思決定
  • を
  • もくてき目的
  • とした
  • もの
  • だ
  • 。
The Board of Directors aim is to make decisions regarding business affairs of the company.
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2. board of directors' meeting​
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Noun
1. child actor; child actress​
Noun
2. child's role (in a film, play, etc.); child's part​
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3. Child actor​The term child actor or child actress is generally applie... Read more
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. supporting role (actor); minor role​
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2. Supporting character​A supporting character is a character of a book, play, vi... Read more
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傍役 【わきやく】、わき役 【わきやく】
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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. municipal office; council; city hall​
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Noun
1. director; executive​
Noun
2. officer; official; person in charge​
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. penal servitude; serving time in prison​
  • かれ彼の
  • むすこ息子
  • は
  • ふくえき服役
  • ちゅう中
  • である
  • 。
His son is serving his sentence.
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. military service​
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
3. forced labor; compulsory service​
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Kanji — 1 found

1.3739958562029733
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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