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2 exact word matches found in search '役'
2
noun, noun (suffix)
1. use; service; role
2. post; position
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1
noun
1. war; campaign; battle
2. unpaid work (ritsuryo system); forced labor  (archaic)
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73 words found beginning with '役'
3 0 4
noun
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
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3
noun
government office; public office
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3
noun
duty; business; role
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0
noun
actor; actress  (see also: 俳優)
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0
expression, 'tsu' godan verb
to be helpful; to be useful
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0
noun
government official
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3
Most common form: やくば
noun
town hall
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2 0
noun
officer; official; executive; staff
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3
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
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0
noun
post; managerial position; official position
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307 words found containing '役' in any position
3 0 4
noun
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
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0
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
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3
noun
government office; public office
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3
noun
duty; business; role
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0
noun
actor; actress  (see also: 俳優)
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2
noun
municipal office; council; city hall
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2
noun, noun (suffix)
1. use; service; role
2. post; position
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
0
expression, 'tsu' godan verb
to be helpful; to be useful
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
0
noun
government official
(click the word for examples and links)
3
Most common form: やくば
noun
town hall
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