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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 (in mahjong, card games, etc.); meld; hand; yaku
Alt. forms
役やく
95%
やく
3%
ヤク
1%
Pitch accent
や
く
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Used in: 528
Used in vocabulary (132 in total)
scoring combination made with captured cards; meld
nurse; nanny; guardian
to be helpful; to be useful
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Examples (15 in total)
The part of the queen does not suit her.
Who will play the role of the princess?
He acted as chairman.
Tom acted the part of a sailor.
Who is the boy acting the part of Peter Pan?
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.
His ambition is to play the part of Hamlet.
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.