役やく回まわり

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

role; part; assignment

Refers to the role or part one plays in a particular situation, project, or group, often with a nuance of assigned duty rather than a theatrical role.

彼かれはプロジェクトで重じゅう要ような役やく回まわりを任まかされた。
He was given an important role in the project.

会かい

議ぎ

で

の

私わたし

の

役やく

回まわ

り

は

、

議ぎ

事じ

録ろく

を

取と

る

こと

です

。

My role at the meeting is to take the minutes.

Written forms

役やく回まわりUsage89%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
役やくまわりUsage11%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kana-mixed form; not a standard spelling.

Kanji

役duty, war, campaign
回-times, round, game

Similar words

役やく割わり
役割 is the more common and general word for 'role' or 'function'. 役回り often implies a specific, sometimes temporary, assignment or part one is expected to play in a given context.

Etymology

Compound of 役 (role, duty) and 回り (going around, turn), suggesting a role one takes on in a particular situation or sequence.