やく
役

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. Messages.mahj, messages.cards, messages.hanaf.scoring combination, hand, yaku, meld.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
やく
役
 役 やく ✔

Contained Kanji 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)