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役

duty
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingヤク、エキ
JōyōGrade 3

Popular Usage

役に立つ重役主役

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Nelson · column · going (行) · line · cruise missile · missile · wind (風) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 949

Compound words

役に立つやくにたつ
to be helpful; to be useful
主役しゅやく
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
重役じゅうやく
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
悪役あくやく
villain; baddie; the villain's part
現役げんえき
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
三役さんやく
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
助役じょやく
assistant official
代役だいやく
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
懲役ちょうえき
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
服役ふくえき
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
兵役へいえき
military service; conscription
役員やくいん
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
役割やくわり
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
役者やくしゃ
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
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; official position; managerial position; executive position
役人やくにん
government official
役柄やくがら
role; duty; position; part
役目やくめ
duty; role; function
脇役わきやく
supporting role (actor); minor role
退役たいえき
retiring from military service
配役はいやく
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
子役こやく
child actor; child actress; child's role (in a film, play, etc.); child's part

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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