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役
  • on reading:
  • ヤク   エキ
  • kun reading:
  • meaning(s):
  • duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
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Compounds

パイプ役 パイプやく mediator
悪役 あくやく villain; baddie; the villain's part
一役 いちやく an office; an important office
一役 ひとやく a part to play
引き立て役 ひきたてやく a foil
汚れ役 よごれやく socially undesirable characters
下役 したやく underling; subordinate official
仮役 かりやく temporary post
加役 かやく temporary extra work
火付け役 ひつけやく instigator; troublemaker
荷役 にえき handling cargo; loading and unloading
荷役 にやく handling cargo; loading and unloading
課役 かえき distribution of assignments
監査役 かんさやく auditor; inspector
顔役 かおやく influential man; boss
共役 きょうえき (math) conjugation
苦役 くえき hard toil
軍役 ぐんえき military service
軍役 ぐんやく military service
兼ね役 かねやく carrying on a second line of work
検査役 けんさやく inspector
現役 げんえき active duty; active service
公役 こうえき public service
再服役 さいふくえき re-enlistment; second imprisonment
在役 ざいえき in prison; in the military
雑役 ざつえき chore; odd job
三役 さんやく three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc)
使役 しえき employing; using; setting to work; enslavement
子役 こやく dramatic role for child; child actor
指南役 しなんやく instructor
自己共役 じこきょうやく self adjoint (math)
主人役 しゅじんやく host; toastmaster
主役 しゅやく leading part; leading actor (actress)
取締役 とりしまりやく company director; board member
守役 もりやく a nurse or nanny; guardian
手役 てやく hand of cards which scores as it is
囚役 しゅうえき prison labor
収入役 しゅうにゅうやく government treasurer
就役 しゅうえき placed in commission; entering servitude
重役 おもやく heavy responsibilities; director
重役 じゅうやく director; high executive
初役 はつやく first role
書き役 かきやく scribe; copyist
助役 じょやく assistant official
女房役 にょうぼうやく assistant; right-hand man
上役 うわやく superior; senior
常務取締役 じょうむとりしまりやく managing director
審判役 しんぱんやく umpire; referee
世話役 せわやく mediator; manager
西南の役 せいなんのえき the Satsuma Rebellion
先役 せんやく former post; former occupant of the post
専務取締役 せんむとりしまりやく (senior) managing director
戦役 せんえき war
相手役 あいてやく opposing role; partner
相談役 そうだんやく counselor; adviser
相役 あいやく colleague
憎まれ役 にくまれやく thankless role; ungracious part
側役 そばやく personal attendant
退役 たいえき retiring from military service
代り役 かわりやく substitute actor; stand-in; double
代表取締役 だいひょうとりしまりやく representative director
代役 だいやく important mission; heavy role; substitute actor; stand-in; double
大役 たいやく important task or role or duty
端役 はやく minor role
男役 おとこやく male part or role
懲役 ちょうえき penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor
敵役 かたきやく role of the villain; the bad guy
敵役 てきやく role of the villain; the bad guy
適役 てきやく suitable post or role
纏め役 まとめやく mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
当たり役 あたりやく successful role
同役 どうやく colleague
毒見役 どくみやく taster for poison
毒味役 どくみやく a taster (for poison)
難役 なんやく difficult role
二翻役 りゃんふぁんやく winning hand which redoubles the score
二役 ふたやく double role
年寄り役 としよりやく senior's role
配役 はいやく cast (of a play)
夫役 ぶえき slave labour; compulsory service; forced labor; exacted service
夫役 ぶやく slave labour; compulsory service; forced labor; exacted service
賦役 ふえき slave labour; compulsory service; forced labor; exacted service
賦役 ぶやく slave labour; compulsory service; forced labor; exacted service
服役 ふくえき penal servitude; military service
聞き役 ききやく listener's role
兵役 へいえき military service; conscription
壁役 かべやく catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen (baseball)
補佐役 ほさやく minister (of religion)
傍役 わきやく supporting role (actor); minor role
無期懲役 むきちょうえき life imprisonment
免役 めんえき release from office; military service, or prison
儲け役 もうけやく lucrative position
儲役 もうけやく lucrative position
役 えき war; campaign; battle
役 やく use; service; role; position
役に就く やくにつく to be appointed to a post; to assume office
役に就ける やくにつける to place someone in a position
役に立たない やくにたたない be of no avail; be useless
役に立つ やくにたつ to be helpful; to be useful
役を割り振る やくをわりふる to assign a role to an actor
役を干される やくをほされる to be deprived of one's role
役を勤める やくをつとめる to act (as); to hold an office; to play the part (of)
役員 やくいん officer; official; executive; staff
役員会 やくいんかい board or officer's meeting
役員報酬 やくいんほうしゅう officer's compensation or remuneration
役回り やくまわり role; part; (unpleasant) duty
役割 やくわり part; role; duties
役割り やくわり part; assigning (allotment of) parts; duty; role
役儀 やくぎ role; duty; responsibility
役牛 えきぎゅう work cow; work cattle
役向き やくむき nature of one's position
役者 やくしゃ actor; actress
役所 やくしょ government office; public office
役場 やくば town hall
役職 やくしょく post; managerial position; official position
役職手当 やくしょくてあて executive allowance
役人 やくにん government official
役人根性 やくにんこんじょう bureaucratism
役人風 やくにんかぜ (putting on the) airs of an official
役僧 やくそう priest in charge of a temple's clerical duties
役替え やくがえ change of post
役宅 やくたく government housing for officials
役畜 えきちく beasts of burden
役得 やくとく emoluments; perquisite
役不足 やくぶそく dissatisfaction with one's position
役付き やくつき holding a position of responsibility
役付き やくづき holding a position of responsibility
役夫 えきふ laborer
役柄 やくがら role
役務 えきむ labor; service
役務賠償 えきむばいしょう reparation in the form of service
役名 やくめい official title
役目 やくめ duty; business
役目柄 やくめがら by virtue of one's office; in the nature of one's duties
役立たず やくだたず useless
役立つ やくだつ to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
役立てる やくだてる to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
役力士 やくりきし (member of one of) the top four ranks of sumo wrestlers
予備役 よびえき service in the first reserve
用役 ようえき service
立ち役 たちやく leading male role in kabuki
留め役 とめやく abitrator
力役 りきえき physical labor
労役 ろうえき work; labor; toil
老け役 ふけやく (theatrical) role of old person
脇役 わきやく supporting role (actor); minor role
嵌まり役 はまりやく well-suited role

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