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役
Meaning:

In Japanese, 役 means “service”.
How to read it:
Kunyomi | Not often used |
Onyomi | やく、えき |
How to write it:

Origin:

You can see that a man is providing the service to others.
So 役 means “service”.

Development:

Vocabulary:
Level | Word | Reading | Meaning |
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Inter | 役 | やく | role |
Inter | 役割 | やくわり | role |
Inter | 役所 | やくしょ | public office |
Inter | 役立つ | やくだつ | be useful |
Inter | 役人 | やくにん | official |
Inter | 役員 | やくいん | officer |
Inter | 役目 | やくめ | role |
Inter | 現役 | げんえき | active |
Inter | 役者 | やくしゃ | actor |
Inter | 主役 | しゅやく | leading role |
Adv | 役場 | やくば | public office |
Adv | 役職 | やくしょく | position |
H_Adv | 懲役 | ちょうえき | imprisonment |
H_Adv | 役立てる | やくだてる | be useful |
H_Adv | 重役 | じゅうやく | executive |
S_Adv | 脇役 | わきやく | supporting role |
S_Adv | 助役 | じょやく | deputy mayor |
S_Adv | 兵役 | へいえき | military service |
S_Adv | 使役 | しえき | causative |
S_Adv | 役務 | えきむ | service |
S_Adv | 悪役 | あくやく | villain |
S_Adv | 上役 | うわやく | superior |
Others | 役柄 | やくがら | position |
Others | 代役 | だいやく | substitute |
Others | 服役 | ふくえき | servitude |
Others | 退役 | たいえき | retirement |
Others | 大役 | たいやく | important role |
Others | 聞き役 | ききやく | listener |
Others | 労役 | ろうえき | labor |
Others | 荷役 | にやく | stevedore |
Others | 役回り | やくまわり | duty |
Others | 子役 | こやく | child actor |
Others | 配役 | はいやく | casting |
Others | まとめ役 | まとめやく | organizer |
Others | 役名 | やくめい | role name |
Others | 妻役 | つまやく | wife role |
Others | 汚れ役 | よごれやく | villain role |
Others | 母役 | ははやく | mother role |
Others | 役作り | やくづくり | making a role |
Others | 難役 | なんやく | difficult role |
Others | 適役 | てきやく | suitable person |
Others | 当たり役 | あたりやく | successful role |