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
Kanji used
role
Pitch accent
Top 1200
Used in vocabulary (151 in total)
to be helpful; to be useful
duty; role; function
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
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.