役

duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

エキヤク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Nanori (名乗り)

ちゃく

Stroke Order

7 / 7

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:7

JLPT:N3

Frequency:315

Vocabulary

エキ

Word	Reading	Meaning
現役	ゲンエキ	active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
懲役	チョウエキ	penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
服役	フクエキ	penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
兵役	ヘイエキ	military service; conscription
退役	タイエキ	retiring from military service

ヤク

Word	Reading	Meaning
悪役	アクヤク	villain; baddie; the villain's part
監査役	カンサヤク	auditor; inspector
区役所	クヤクショ	ward office; council (regional)
三役	サンヤク	three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
市役所	シヤクショ	municipal office; council; city hall

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
取締役会	とりしまりやくかい	board of directors; board of directors' meeting
重役	おもやく	(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
役	やく	role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service; position (of responsibility); post; office; part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character; scoring combination; hand; yaku; meld
役に立つ	やくにたつ	to be helpful; to be useful
役割	やくわり	part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

carrier, carry, all, general, sort, kind

assault, hit, beat, thrash

kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss

drown, sink, hide, fall into, disappear, die

sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal

behind, back, later

grade, steps, stairs