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やく役yaku
  1. Noun

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

    彼が重要な役を果たした。
    He played an important part.
  2. position (of responsibility); post; office

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

  4. scoring combination; hand; yaku; meld

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悪役あくやくakuyaku

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'villain; baddie; the villain's part

Common
現役げんえきgeneki

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'active duty; active service · student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

Common
三役さんやくsanyaku

Nounthree highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.) · three parts; three divisions

Common
主役しゅやくshuyaku

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'leading part; leading actor; leading actress

CommonN2
重役じゅうやくjuuyaku

Noun(company) director; executive; top management · important post; role with heavy responsibilities

CommonN2

Kanji

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役duty, war7 strokes · Jōyō

Names

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印役いんやくinyaku

In'yaku

Place name
遠役とおやくtooyaku

Tooyaku

Family or surname
下上津役しもこうじゃくshimokoujaku

Shimokoujaku

Place name

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