Components
MY AVERAGE MASTERY
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201 word matches found for '役' using reading 'やく'
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leading part; leading actor; leading actress
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noun
municipal office; council; city hall
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noun
ward office; council (regional)
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noun
company director; board member
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noun
company director; top management; high executive; (person with) heavy responsibilities
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noun
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
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noun
(theatrical) role of old person
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noun
dramatic role for child; child actor
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noun
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; wifely role
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villain; baddie; the villain's part
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noun
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
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supporting role (actor); minor role
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noun
town hall
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noun
1. three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.)
2. three parts; three divisions
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noun
cast (of a play)
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0 3
noun
auditor; inspector
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noun
village office; local administration office in a village  (see also: 町役場)
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noun
assistant official
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noun
handling cargo; loading and unloading
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noun
1. important task; important role; great duty; important mission
2. major part (e.g. in a movie)
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noun
successful role
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noun
instigator; troublemaker
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noun
listener's role
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noun
mediator; manager
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Most common form: ちょいやく
noun
bit part (e.g. in a film); extra
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noun
government treasurer
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noun
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
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noun
an office; an important office
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noun
superior; senior
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noun
suitable post or role
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