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役 やく N3

  1. assignment; duty; function; job; responsibility; role; service
  2. office; position (of responsibility); post
  3. character; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
  4. hand; meld; scoring combination; yaku

役 えき

  1. battle; campaign; war
  2. forced labor; unpaid work (ritsuryō system)

役に立つ やくにたつ N4

  1. to be helpful; to be useful

役割 やくわり N3

  1. assigning (allotment of) parts; duties; part; role

役人 やくにん N2

  1. government official

役所 やくしょ N2

  1. government office; public office

役目 やくめ N2

  1. duty; function; role

役者 やくしゃ N2

  1. actor; actress
  2. clever person; cunning fellow; man of wits

役場 やくば N1

  1. town hall

役職 やくしょく N1

  1. official position; post
  2. executive position; managerial position
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