Kanji 役 Words: Meanings and Readings, Page 3

非線形共役勾配法

ひせんけいきょうやくこうばいほう

nonlinear conjugate gradient method

付き添い役

つきそいやく

attendant

賦役

ふえき

slave labour

服役囚

ふくえきしゅう

convict

糞の役にも立たぬ

くそのやくにもたたぬ

completely worthless

文禄・慶長の役

ぶんろくけいちょうのえき

Imjin War (1592-1597)

文禄の役

ぶんろくのえき

first Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-93)

兵役忌避

へいえききひ

draft evasion

兵役義務

へいえきぎむ

compulsory military service

兵役拒否者

へいえききょひしゃ

draft refuser

兵役逃れ

へいえきのがれ

evading military service

兵役法

へいえきほう

Military Service Law (1927-1945)

兵役免状

へいえきめんじょう

draft exemption

平取締役

ひらとりしまりやく

non-executive director

壁役

かべやく

catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen

返り三役

かえりさんやく

former san'yaku-ranked wrestler returning to that rank

補佐役

ほさやく

assistant

無期懲役

むきちょうえき

life imprisonment

無役

むやく

duty-free

娘役

むすめやく

female part or role (drama, kabuki, etc.)

名題役者

なだいやくしゃ

chief actor in a kabuki play

名脇役

めいわきやく

excellent supporting role

明治二十七八年戦役

めいじにじゅうしちはちねんせんえき

Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)

免役

めんえき

release from office

儲け役

もうけやく

lucrative position

木っ端役人

こっぱやくにん

petty official

役

えき

unpaid work (ritsuryō system)

役する

えきする

to use

役どころ

やくどころ

suitable role

役にもたたない

やくにもたたない

of no use whatsoever

役に就く

やくにつく

to be appointed to a post

役に就ける

やくにつける

to place someone in a position

役に立てる

やくにたてる

to put to use

役を割り振る

やくをわりふる

to assign a role to an actor

役を干される

やくをほされる

to be deprived of one's role

役を勤める

やくをつとめる

to act (as)

役員会

やくいんかい

board or officer's meeting

役員賞与

やくいんしょうよ

directors' bonus

役員報酬

やくいんほうしゅう

officer's compensation or remuneration

役割を演じる

やくわりをえんじる

to carry out a role

役割を演ずる

やくわりをえんずる

to carry out a role

役割を果たす

やくわりをはたす

to play a role

役割演技

やくわりえんぎ

role-playing

役割語

やくわりご

role language

役割分担

やくわりぶんたん

division (distribution) of roles

役割理論

やくわりりろん

role theory

役儀

やくぎ

role

役牛

えきぎゅう

work cow

役向き

やくむき

nature of one's position

役作り

やくづくり

study (for a role)

役札

やくふだ

card that can be used to make a scoring combination

役者稼業

やくしゃかぎょう

stage career

役者絵

やくしゃえ

actor print

役者気質

やくしゃかたぎ

characteristic temperament (spirit) of an actor

役者子供

やくしゃこども

child kabuki actor

役者生命

やくしゃせいめい

acting career

役者馬鹿

やくしゃばか

good actor who is inept in all other matters

役者風情

やくしゃふぜい

(the likes of) a mere actor

役者冥利

やくしゃみょうり

the happiness (good fortune) of being an actor

役所言葉

やくしょことば

bureaucratic jargon

役所仕事

やくしょしごと

red tape

役職手当

やくしょくてあて

executive allowance

役職名

やくしょくめい

job title

役身折酬

えきしんせっしゅう

debt bondage (ritsuryō system)

役人根性

やくにんこんじょう

bureaucratism

役人風

やくにんかぜ

(putting on the) airs of an official

役責

やくせき

role and responsibility

役僧

やくそう

priest in charge of a temple's clerical duties

役替え

やくがえ

change of post

役代

やくだい

points awarded for scoring combinations

役宅

やくたく

government housing for officials

役畜

えきちく

beasts of burden

役逃げ

やくにげ

cheating by hiding a card one has been dealt (so that one can claim one wasn't dealt the correct number of cards)

役得

やくとく

perquisite

役牌

やくはい

winning hand containing one kong (or pung) of a value honor

役不足

やくぶそく

dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one

役付き

やくつき

holding a position of responsibility

役付取締役

やくつきとりしまりやく

executive director

役夫

えきふ

laborer

役満

やくマン

yakuman

役務賠償

えきむばいしょう

reparation in the form of service

役目柄

やくめがら

by virtue of one's office

役力士

やくりきし

(member of one of) the top four ranks of sumo wrestlers

予備役

よびえき

service in the first reserve

予備役将校訓練課程

よびえきしょうこうくんれんかてい

Reserve Officers' Training Corps (US)

用役

ようえき

service

立ち役

たちやく

leading male role in kabuki

立て役

たてやく

leading actor

立て役者

たてやくしゃ

leading actor

留め役

とめやく

arbitrator

旅役者

たびやくしゃ

itinerant entertainer or troupe

良心的兵役拒否

りょうしんてきへいえききょひ

conscientious objection

良心的兵役拒否者

りょうしんてきへいえききょひしゃ

conscientious objector

力役

りきやく

forced labor imposed by the government (e.g. under the ritsuryō system)

力役

りきえき

forced labor imposed by the government (e.g. under the ritsuryō system)

労役

ろうえき

work

労役場

ろうえきじょう

prison labor camp

牢役人

ろうやくにん

(Edo-period) jail warden

徭役

ようえき

statute-labor service (ritsuryō period)

緞帳役者

どんちょうやくしゃ

low-class actor (kabuki)