Word Meaning 一役

ひとやく hitoyaku

一役 is read as ひとやく (hitoyaku) and means role (which someone or something plays in a given situation).

Meaning

English

role (which someone or something plays in a given situation)
part
contribution (to a given situation)

Reading

Kana

ひとやく

Romaji

hitoyaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 53012 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一人二役

ひとりふたやく

double role

一役買う

ひとやくかう

to take on a role

一昨日

おととい

day before yesterday

一昨年

いっさくねん

year before last

一段落

いちだんらく

one paragraph

一対一

いちたいいち

one-to-one

一部

いちぶ

one copy (e.g. of a document)

一定

いちじょう

fixed

一定

いってい

fixed

一番

いちばん

best

一面

いちめん

(on) the other hand

一流

いちりゅう

school (e.g. of flower arrangement)

Example Sentences

彼女は女性解放運動に一役買った。

She played a part in the women's lib movement.