Vocabulary

What does 役目 (やくめ, yakume) mean?

役目 (やくめ, yakume) means duty, role.

Quick facts
Readingやくめ
Romajiyakume
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
やくめ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyakume

duty, role

  1. 1noun duty; role; function

Example sentences

  • That is not my duty.

  • I want to fulfill my role as a parent.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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