役 – duty, war, campaign

7 strokesTaught in grade 3#315 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 役 means duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ヤク、エキ (yaku, eki). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 彳 (no. 60).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ヤク	yaku
On’yomi	エキ	eki

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 彳 (Kangxi radical 60). Components: 彳・殳・几・又.

Words using 役

役に立つやくにたつto be helpful役やくrole役割やくわりpart重役じゅうやく(company) director主役しゅやくleading part役者やくしゃactor役所やくしょgovernment office役人やくにんgovernment official役目やくめduty役職やくしょくpost役場やくばtown hall

Example sentences

それ以上はお役に立てません。

Beyond that I cannot help you.

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彼が重要な役を果たした。

He played an important part.

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彼の望みはハムレットの役を演じることです。

His ambition is to play the part of Hamlet.

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Kanji with the same radical

後得待復従彼徒徴徹律御徳微往径徐

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