役 — duty, war, campaign

やく役 duty

U+5F79 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes Freq #315 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #949 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

duty
war
campaign
drafted labor
office
service
role

word

えき eki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

現(げん) 役(えき) geneki active duty

やく yaku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

役(やく) 割(わり) yakuwari role 役(やく) yaku role 役(やく) 立(だ) つ yakudatsu to be useful 役(やく) に立(た) つ yakunitatsu to be useful 役(やく) 員(いん) yakuin board member 取(とり) 締(しまり) 役(やく) torishimariyaku company director 役(やく) 所(しょ) yakusho government office 主(しゅ) 役(やく) shuyaku leading role 役(やく) 者(しゃ) yakusha actor 役(やく) 人(にん) yakunin government official

Stroke order

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