役 – Vocabulary details

役やく

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

role

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to be helpful; to be useful

duty; role; function

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

女じょ王おうの役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.

誰だれがお姫ひめ様さまの役やくを演えんじるの。

Who will play the role of the princess?

彼かれは議ぎ長ちょうの役やくを務つとめた。

He acted as chairman.

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