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役割
やくわり
Common word
N3
Nouns
role; part; duties
役立つ
やくだつ
Common word
N2
Verbs
be useful; be helpful; serve the purpose
取締役
とりしまりやく
Common word
N1
Nouns
company director; board member
役員
やくいん
Common word
N1
Nouns
director; executive · officer; official; person in charge
主役
しゅやく
Common word
N2
Nouns
leading role; star; lead
役者
やくしゃ
Common word
N2
Nouns
actor; actress; performer · clever person; man of wits; cunning fellow
役目
やくめ
Common word
N2
Nouns
duty; role; function
役所
やくしょ
Common word
N2
Nouns
government office; public office
役人
やくにん
Common word
N2
Nouns
government official; public servant; bureaucrat
悪役
あくやく
Common word
Nouns
villain; baddie; villain's role
役職
やくしょく
Common word
N1
Nouns
post; position; official role · managerial position; executive role
子役
こやく
Common word
Nouns
child actor; child actress · child's role; child's part
代役
だいやく
Common word
Nouns
substitute; stand-in; understudy; double
役場
やくば
Common word
N1
Nouns
town hall; village office; local government office
重役
じゅうやく
Common word
N2
Nouns
company director; executive; top management · important post; role with heavy responsibilities
役立てる
やくだてる
Verbs
put to use; make use of; utilize
脇役
わきやく
Common word
N1
Nouns
supporting role; minor role
一役
ひとやく
Nouns
role; part; contribution
配役
はいやく
Common word
Nouns
casting; cast
役柄
やくがら
Common word
Nouns
role; part; character
相談役
そうだんやく
Common word
Nouns
advisor; counselor
役回り
やくまわり
Common word
Nouns
role; part; assignment
大役
たいやく
Common word
Nouns
important task; important role; great duty · major part; leading role · high-scoring combination
男役
おとこやく
Nouns
male role; male part
助役
じょやく
Common word
Nouns
assistant official; deputy mayor
敵役
かたきやく
Nouns
villain role; antagonist; bad guy
役所
やくどころ
Nouns
assigned role; duty; position · suitable role; best-suited job
上役
うわやく
Nouns
superior; boss; higher-up
役名
やくめい
Nouns
official title; name of a role
荷役
にやく
Nouns
cargo handling; loading and unloading
聞き役
ききやく
Nouns
listener's role; role of listener
役得
やくとく
Nouns
perk; side benefit; perquisite
端役
はやく
Nouns
minor role; small part
汚れ役
よごれやく
Nouns
villain role; bad-guy role; social outcast role
適役
てきやく
Nouns
being suited to a role; being the right person · suitable role; fitting part
パイプ役
パイプやく
Nouns
go-between; intermediary; mediator
顔役
かおやく
Nouns
influential figure; boss; big shot
共役
きょうやく
Nouns
conjugation; conjugate
役不足
やくぶそく
な-adjectives
dissatisfied with one's assigned role; feeling the role is beneath one · not up to the task; out of one's depth
憎まれ役
にくまれやく
Nouns
thankless role; ungracious part
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