N3Noun

💼Occupations & Roles

役やく

yaku

role, position

Start learning for free

Example sentence

彼は何かの役に立つ。

He is good for something.

Sentence from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR

Kanji in 役

duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

Sentences with 役

Log in to see 58 more example sentences with 役, with furigana and audio.

Sign up for free Log in

Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
役に立つ	N4	やくにたつ	やくにたつto be helpful, to be useful
役割	N3	やくわり	やくわりassigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties
主役	N2	しゅやく	しゅやくleading part
役者	N2	やくしゃ	やくしゃactor
役目	N2	やくめ	やくめduty, business
役所	N2	やくしょ	やくしょgovernment office, public office
役人	N2	やくにん	やくにんgovernment official
重役	N2	じゅうやく	じゅうやくdirector, high executive

More Occupations & Roles words

Word	Reading	Meaning
王	おう	おうking
軍	ぐん	ぐんarmy, force, troops
議員	ぎいん	ぎいんmember of the Diet, congress, or parliament
代表	だいひょう	だいひょうrepresentative, delegation
敵	てき	てきenemy, rival
プロ	プロ	プロprofessional
担当	たんとう	たんとう(in) charge
国民	こくみん	こくみんnational, people, citizen

Learn them with Nihondex

Spaced repetition, mnemonics and quizzes, from N5 to N1. Free to start.

Start learning for free