yaku
★ Common
Noun
#722
1. war; campaign
2. unpaid work (ritsuryō system); forced labor
1. part; assigning (allotment of) parts
1. duty; role
1. company director; board member
1. director; executive
2. officer; official
1. government office; public office
1. actor; actress
2. man of wits; clever person
1. special duty; being in sole charge of a duty
2. senior managing director; executive director
1. to be useful; to be helpful