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やく
Meanings
Noun
1. role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service
2. position (of responsibility); post; office
3. part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character
4. scoring combination; hand; yaku; meld
Alt. forms
役
やく
97%
やく
1%
ヤク
1%
Pitch accent
や
く
Top 38400
Used in: 341
Used in vocabulary (135 in total)
ば
やく
scoring combination made with captured cards; meld
やく
にた
つ
to be helpful; to be useful
やく
だ
つ
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
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Examples (15 in total)
女
じょ
王
おう
の
やく
は
彼
かの
女
じょ
に
似
に
合
あ
わない。
The part of the queen does not suit her.
彼
かれ
は
議
ぎ
長
ちょう
の
やく
を
務
つと
めた。
He acted as chairman.
トムは
水
すい
夫
ふ
の
やく
を
演
えん
じた。
Tom acted the part of a sailor.
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