役やく
Meanings
Noun
1. role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service
Things like that are of no use.
2. position (of responsibility); post; office
This year my father stepped down from his post as company president.
3. part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character
I will have you appear in the role of a student.
4. scoring combination; hand; yaku; meld
Kanji used
role
Pitch accent
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Top 1400
Used in vocabulary (165 in total)
to be helpful; to be useful
duty; role; function
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
Examples (33 in total)
It probably won't be of much use.
Because it's the role of an aspiring actress.
Oh, what role did you appear in?
Things like that are of no use.
The part of the queen does not suit her.
He took responsibility and stepped down from his post.
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.
Even if I go back with you, I probably won't be of any use.
I will have you appear in the role of a student.
He performed the role with great ability.
This role must have been a bad match for you!
This year my father stepped down from his post as company president.
There is no one to take on that role.
My grandfather held an office in the village for many years.
Tom isn't as helpful as Mary.
Besides, we'll also need someone to supervise close to the students, right?
Who is going to play the part in your play?
She played an important part in the drama.
She is playing an important role in our organization.
Mary played the role of an old woman in the play.
He plays the role of Macbeth with great skill.
When we played superheroes, I always played the bad guy.
Partly because of that, I decided to take on the role of secretary.
The two parts were played by one and the same actress.
I am asking whether there is a person who can serve as that intermediary.
As I was deep in thought, the costume person softened their expression.
The children playing the roles of castle soldiers dropped their weapons.
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.