Moto 役: Duty; War; CampaignKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ヤク、エキ
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 327 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ヤク・エキ)
- 役割やくわりpart; assigning (allotment of) parts
- 役員やくいんdirector; executive
- 役やくrole; assignment
- 懲役ちょうえきpenal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
- 三役さんやくthree highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.)
- 主役しゅやくleading part; leading actor
- 現役げんえきactive duty; active service
- 役所やくしょgovernment office; public office
- 相談役そうだんやくcounselor; counsellor
- 役者やくしゃactor; actress
- 役人やくにんgovernment official
- 監査役かんさやくauditor; inspector
- 市役所しやくしょmunicipal office; council
- 役目やくめduty; role
- 助役じょやくassistant official
- 役職やくしょくpost; official position
- 区役所くやくしょward office; council (regional)
- 役場やくばtown hall
- 重役じゅうやく(company) director; executive
- 兵役へいえきmilitary service; conscription
- 服役ふくえきpenal servitude; serving time in prison
- 町役場まちやくばtown hall
- 退役たいえきretiring from military service
- 役柄やくがらrole
- 悪役あくやくvillain; baddie
- 大役たいやくimportant task; important role
- 代役だいやくsubstitute (e.g. actor); substitution
- 子役こやくdramatic role for child; child actor
- 配役はいやくcast (of a play)
- 役に立たないやくにたたないof no avail; useless
- 役に立つやくにたつto be helpful; to be useful
- 当たり役あたりやくsuccessful role
- 役回りやくまわりrole; part
- 火付け役ひつけやくinstigator; originator
- 一役いちやくan office; an important office
- 上役うわやくone's superior; higher-up
- 世話役せわやくmediator; manager
- 収入役しゅうにゅうやくgovernment treasurer
- 女房役にょうぼうやくassistant; right-hand man
- 就役しゅうえきplaced in commission; entering servitude
- 役務えきむlabor; labour
- 役名やくめいofficial title
- 役立たずやくたたずuseless; deadhead
- 役立つやくだつto be useful; to be helpful
- 役立てるやくだてるto put to use; to make use of
- 敵役かたきやくrole of the villain; the bad guy
- 村役場むらやくばvillage office; local administration office in a village
- 汚れ役よごれやくrole of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role
- 端役はやくminor role; small part
- 老け役ふけやく(theatrical) role of old person
- 聞き役ききやくlistener's role
- 能役者のうやくしゃnoh actor
- 脇役わきやくsupporting role (actor); minor role
- 荷役にえきhandling cargo; loading and unloading
- 適役てきやくsuitable post or role
- 顔役かおやくinfluential man; boss
- お役ごめんおやくごめんdismissal; firing
- お役ご免おやくごめんdismissal; firing
Other readings
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