7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

On'yomi
  • role ②position (of responsibility) ③part (in a play, film, etc.) ④scoring combination (in mahjong, card games, etc.)
  • war ②unpaid work (ritsuryō system)
Nanori
  • ちゃく

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヤク 94.6%
エキ 5.4%

Character Breakdown

duty, war, campaign
ヤク エキ ちゃく (3rd, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)

Common Words

role ②position (of responsibility) ③part (in a play, film, etc.) ④scoring combination (in mahjong, card games, etc.)
actor ②man of wits
active duty ②student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school
government official
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References

Unicode hex code 5F79
JIS X 0208 1-44-82
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1598
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1726
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 244
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 288
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 181
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 949
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 368
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 171
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10057
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 397
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 375
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 376
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 324
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 519
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 419
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 290
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 266
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 609
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 620
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 893
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3i4.2
Four corner code 2724.7
De Roo Code 2068