役 | Japanese meaning

【やく】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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

Generated definitions (experimental)

role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service

This meaning refers to a person's function or assigned task within a certain context, highlighting the responsibilities they hold.

。。

He plays an important role as the leader of the team.

、、。。

Many people are involved in the project, and each has their own role.

position (of responsibility); post; office

This meaning emphasizes a designated position or a formal role within an organization, often associated with authority or prescribed duties.

。。

She has been assigned to a new position.

。。

That position entails significant responsibility for him.

part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character

Here, the term refers to an assigned character in a theatrical or cinematic context, highlighting the importance of interpretation and performance.

。。

He plays the leading role in the movie.

。。

In that play, she is performing the role of the villain.

scoring combination (in mahjong, card games, etc.); meld; hand; yaku

This meaning is specific to games like mahjong, where it indicates a set of specific combinations that have value in scoring.

。。

That scoring combination brings high points.

。。

He completed that hand.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to fulfill a roleto be usefulto play a roleassigned roleleading rolesupporting rolerole divisionto hold a rolegovernment officetown hallposition of responsibilityuseful informationto appear as a characterto take turns in a roleto fulfill a dutycharacter setting

【やく】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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

Generated definitions (experimental)

role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service

This meaning refers to a person's function or assigned task within a certain context, highlighting the responsibilities they hold.

。。

He plays an important role as the leader of the team.

、、。。

Many people are involved in the project, and each has their own role.

position (of responsibility); post; office

This meaning emphasizes a designated position or a formal role within an organization, often associated with authority or prescribed duties.

。。

She has been assigned to a new position.

。。

That position entails significant responsibility for him.

part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character

Here, the term refers to an assigned character in a theatrical or cinematic context, highlighting the importance of interpretation and performance.

。。

He plays the leading role in the movie.

。。

In that play, she is performing the role of the villain.

scoring combination (in mahjong, card games, etc.); meld; hand; yaku

This meaning is specific to games like mahjong, where it indicates a set of specific combinations that have value in scoring.

。。

That scoring combination brings high points.

。。

He completed that hand.

Generated collocations (experimental)

役

N33

意duty; war; campaign; drafted labor; office; service; role

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