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Kanji: 役 Radical: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) : ヤク、エキ; ; service
Joyo grade: 3 Stroke count: 7 Index in Nelson dictionary: 1598 Index in Halpern dictionary: 244
Japanese Reading English
市役所しやくしょ city hall
パイプ役パイプやくmediator/
悪役あくやく(n) villain/baddie/the villain's part/
意味役割いみやくわり semantic role/
一役いちやく an office/an important office/
一役ひとやく (n) a part to play/
一役買うひとやくかうto take on a role/to take part/
引き立て役ひきたてやく(n) a foil/
汚れ役よごれやく(n) socially undesirable characters/
下役したやく (n) underling/subordinate official/
仮役かりやくtemporary post/
加役かやく (n) temporary extra work/
火付け役ひつけやく(n) instigator/troublemaker/
荷役にえき (n) handling cargo/loading and unloading/
荷役にやく(n) handling cargo/loading and unloading/
課役かえき (n) distribution of assignments/
監査役かんさやく(n) auditor/inspector/
顔役かおやく (n) influential man/boss/
共役きょうえき (math) conjugation/
区役所くやくしょ(n) ward office/council (regional)/(P)/
苦役くえき (n) hard toil/
軍役ぐんえき (n) military service/
軍役ぐんやく (n) military service/
郡役所ぐんやくしょcounty offices/
兼ね役かねやく carrying on a second line of work/
検査役けんさやく(n) inspector/
現役げんえき(n) active duty/active service/(P)/
公証人役場こうしょうにんやくばnotary office/
公証役場こうしょうやくばnotary public's office/
公役こうえき (n) public service/
再服役さいふくえきre-enlistment/second imprisonment/
在役ざいえき (n) in prison/in the military/
雑役ざつえき (n) chore/odd job/
雑役夫ざつえきふhandyman/
雑役婦ざつえきふ cleaning lady/
三役さんやく (n) three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc)/
使役しえき(n,vs) employing/using/setting to work/enslavement/(P)/
使役動詞しえきどうしcausative verb/
子役こやく (n) dramatic role for child/child actor/
市役所しやくしょ (n) municipal office/council/city hall/(P)/
指南役しなんやく (n) instructor/
自己共役じこきょうやく self adjoint (math)/
主人役しゅじんやくhost/toastmaster/
主役しゅやく (n) leading part/leading actor (actress)/(P)/
主役から降ろすしゅやくからおろす to relieve someone of the leading role/
取締役とりしまりやく (n) company director/board member/(P)/
取締役会とりしまりやくかい(n) board of directors' meeting/
守役もりやく (n) a nurse or nanny/guardian/
手役てやく (n) hand of cards which scores as it is/
囚役しゅうえき(n) prison labor/
収入役しゅうにゅうやく(n) government treasurer/
就役しゅうえき (n,vs) placed in commission/entering servitude/
重役おもやく(n) heavy responsibilities/director/
重役じゅうやく (n) director/high executive/(P)/
重役会じゅうやっかいboard of directors/
初役はつやく (n) first role/
書き役かきやく (n) scribe/copyist/
助役じょやく (n) assistant official/
女房役にょうぼうやく(n) assistant/right-hand man/
小役人こやくにん(n) petty official/
上役うわやく (n) superior/senior/
常務取締役じょうむとりしまりやくmanaging director/
審判役しんぱんやくumpire/referee/
人気役者にんきやくしゃ stage favorite/star/
世話役せわやく(n) mediator/manager/
西南の役せいなんのえきthe Satsuma Rebellion/
先役せんやく (n) former post/former occupant of the post/
千両役者せんりょうやくしゃ(n) star (actor)/prima donna/leading figure/
専務取締役せんむとりしまりやく (senior) managing director/
戦役せんえき (n) war/
相手役あいてやく(n) opposing role/partner/
相談役そうだんやく(n) counselor/adviser/
相役あいやく (n) colleague/
憎まれ役にくまれやく (n) thankless role/ungracious part/
側役そばやく(n) personal attendant/
村役場むらやくば(n) village office/
退役たいえき (n,vs) retiring from military service/
退役軍人たいえきぐんじん(n) ex-serviceman/
代り役かわりやく substitute actor/stand-in/double/
代表取締役だいひょうとりしまりやくrepresentative director/
代役だいやく (n) important mission/heavy role/substitute actor/stand-in/double/
大根役者だいこんやくしゃham actor/
大役たいやく(n) important task or role or duty/
端役はやく (n) minor role/
男役おとこやく (n) male part or role/
地役権ちえきけん(n) easement/
中心的役割ちゅうしんてきやくわり central role/
仲人の役を買って出るなこうどのやくをかってでる(exp) to offer one's service as a matchmaker/
懲役ちょうえき(n) penal servitude/imprisonment with hard labor/(P)/
町役場まちやくば (n) town hall/
町役人まちやくにん(n) municipal official/
敵役かたきやく (n) role of the villain/the bad guy/
敵役てきやく(n) role of the villain/the bad guy/
適役てきやく (n) suitable post or role/
纏め役まとめやくmediator/peacemaker/troubleshooter/manager/
当たり役あたりやく (n) successful role/
同役どうやく (n) colleague/
道化役者どうけやくしゃclown/
毒見役どくみやく taster for poison/
毒味役どくみやくa taster (for poison)/
難役なんやく (n) difficult role/
二翻役りゃんふぁんやくwinning hand which redoubles the score/
二役ふたやく double role/
年寄り役としよりやくsenior's role/
能役者のうやくしゃ (n) noh actor/
配役はいやく (n) cast (of a play)/
夫役ぶえき (n) slave labour/compulsory service/forced labor/exacted service/
夫役ぶやく(n) slave labour/compulsory service/forced labor/exacted service/
賦役ふえき(n) slave labour/compulsory service/forced labor/exacted service/(P)/
賦役ぶやく(n) slave labour/compulsory service/forced labor/exacted service/
服役ふくえき(n) penal servitude/military service/(P)/
聞き役ききやく (n) listener's role/
兵役へいえき (n) military service/conscription/(P)/
兵役忌避へいえききひevading the draft/
兵役免状へいえきめんじょう draft exemption/
壁役かべやく (n) catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen (baseball)/
補佐役ほさやく (n) minister (of religion)/
傍役わきやく (n) supporting role (actor)/minor role/
無期懲役むきちょうえきlife imprisonment/
免役めんえき (n) release from office/military service, or prison/
儲け役もうけやく(n) lucrative position/
儲役もうけやく(n) lucrative position/
木っ端役人こっぱやくにん(n) petty official/
予備役よびえき(n) service in the first reserve/
用役ようえき (n) service/
立ち役たちやく (n) leading male role in kabuki/
立て役者たてやくしゃ(n) leading actor/
留め役とめやく (n) abitrator/
旅役者たびやくしゃ(n) itinerant entertainer or troupe/
力役りきえき (n) physical labor/
労役ろうえき (n) work/labor/toil/
労役場ろうえきじょうprison labor camp/
牢役人ろうやくにん(n) (Edo-period) jail warden/
老け役ふけやく (n) (theatrical) role of old person/
脇役わきやく(n) supporting role (actor)/minor role/(P)/
嵌まり役はまりやく(n) well-suited role/