Jisho

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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​
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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