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N3 Kanji 120: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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