Lingaku役【えき】
Frequency rank: 1,793.
Also役【えだち】えきえだち
- war; campaign; battle
- unpaid work (ritsuryō system); forced laborarchaic
noun
Generated: This meaning is used in contexts involving military actions or conflicts, where it describes acts of warfare or strategies employed in battles.
Generated: This meaning refers to labor that is performed without compensation, often in a historical or systemic context. It implies a lack of voluntary participation, reflecting social or governmental demands.
Example sentences60 results
わたくし私のゆうじん友人にだいがく大学をそつぎょう卒業してりっぱ立派なかんり官吏となっておるもの者がある。あるときある時このひとこの人がわたくし私にのたまう曰うに、ぼく僕はがっこう学校に於てきょう教ったことはなにも何もやくにたたなかった役に立たなかった、しかしすこし少しばかりまなんだ学んだてつがく哲学がぼく僕にひじょう非常なりえき利益をあたえた与えたと。
I have one of my friends who graduated from university and became a fine public servant. Once he told me that what he had learned from school had been useless. However, what little philosophy he had learned proved to be of great benefit.