Kanji 役

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Words with 役

• 役に立つ

  やくにたつ

  to be helpful, to be useful

  N4

• 役

  やく

  role, position

  N3

• 役割

  やくわり

  assigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties

  N3

• 重役

  じゅうやく

  director, high executive

  N2

• 主役

  しゅやく

  leading part

  N2

• 役者

  やくしゃ

  actor

  N2

• 役所

  やくしょ

  government office, public office

  N2

• 役人

  やくにん

  government official

  N2

Example sentences

• 役職やくしょくは何なにですか？

  What's your position?

• 馬うまは役やくに立たつ動物どうぶつです。

  Horses are useful animals.

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.

Other kanji with radical “step” 彳