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Duty

War · Campaign · Drafted Labor · Office · Service · Role

JLPT N3Grade 37 strokes#322 most commonWaniKani 8

Readings

On'yomi 音
ヤクエキ
Kun'yomi 訓

Structure

ComponentsLoiterWeapon

Vocabulary

  • パイプ役パイプやくgo-between
  • 悪役あくやくvillain
  • 一役ひとやくrole (which someone or something plays in a given situation)
  • 下役したやくunderling
  • 仮役かりやくtemporary post

In the dictionary

266
words use it
73
words start with it