also: でやく
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
business trip; going out for work; participating in group work
Refers to traveling for work duties or taking part in a work assignment outside the usual workplace. Can also mean participating in group labor or community work.
明日は出役で大阪に行く。
I'm going to Osaka tomorrow on a business trip.
町内の清掃に出役する。
I participate in the neighborhood cleanup.
noun
temporary secondary role (Edo period)
Archaic term for the practice in the Edo period where government officials took on a temporary additional role.
江戸時代、役人が出役を命じられることがあった。
In the Edo period, officials were sometimes ordered to take on a temporary secondary role.