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What does 役 (やく, yaku) mean?

役 (やく, yaku) means role, position.

Quick facts
Readingやく
Romajiyaku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
やく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyaku

role, position

  1. 1noun role; assignment; responsibility
  2. 2noun position (of responsibility); post; office
  3. 3noun part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character
  4. 4noun scoring combination; hand; yaku

Example sentences

  • This tool is useful for many different things.

  • He plays the lead role in this movie.

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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.

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