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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
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Used in: 341
Used in vocabulary (135 in total)
scoring combination made with captured cards; meld
to be helpful; to be useful
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
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Examples (15 in total)
The part of the queen does not suit her.
He acted as chairman.
Tom acted the part of a sailor.
Who is the boy acting the part of Peter Pan?
Tom played the part of Hamlet.
He performed the role with great ability.
Tom isn't as helpful as Mary.
Who is going to play the part in your play?
She played an important part in the drama.
Mary played the role of an old woman in the play.
He plays the role of Macbeth with great skill.
The two parts were played by one and the same actress.
Unfortunately, the character you play is killed off at the very start of the play.
He played an excellent host at today's party.
The actor really played cowboy roles better than any other actor.