Word Meaning

やく yaku

役 is read as やく (yaku) and means part (in a play, film, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. part (in a play, film, etc.)
  2. role
  3. character
  4. position (of responsibility)
  5. post
  6. office
  7. scoring combination
  8. hand

Reading

Kana

やく

Romaji

yaku

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 2889 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

役付取締役

やくつきとりしまりやく

executive director

役人

やくにん

government official

役割

やくわり

part

役所

やくしょ

government office

役目

やくめ

duty

役者

やくしゃ

actor

役場

やくば

town hall

役に立つ

やくにたつ

to be helpful

役立つ

やくだつ

to be useful

役員

やくいん

director

役職

やくしょく

managerial position

Example Sentences

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これはわたしのやくめです。

This is my duty.

かれはそのやくをうまくえんじた。

He played that role well.

ちちはまちでちいさなやくについている。

My father holds a minor office in town.

かれはながくやくにたつしごとをしてきた。

He has long worked in public service.

そのやくはおもったよりおもかった。

That duty was heavier than I expected.

むかし、そのむらではえきがかされていた。

In the past, drafted labor was imposed on that village.

へいえきをおえてむらにもどった。

He returned to the village after finishing military service.

そのやくにんはていねいにはなしをきいてくれた。

That official listened politely.

そのたたかいはくにのうんめいをきめたえきだった。

That battle was a campaign that decided the nation's fate.

Tom's useless!