役 yaku
yaku
Noun
1. role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service
karega jūyōna yakuo hatashita.
He played an important part.
Noun
2. position (of responsibility); post; office
Noun
3. part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character
kareno nozomiwa hamurettono yakuo enjiru kotodesu.
His ambition is to play the part of Hamlet.
Noun
4. scoring combination; hand; yaku; meld
Mahjong
, Hanafuda
, Card Games
Word Pronunciation
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Example Sentences
karega jūyōna yakuo hatashita.
He played an important part.
kareno nozomiwa hamurettono yakuo enjiru kotodesu.
His ambition is to play the part of Hamlet.
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