Vocab Info

N2 Noun

(やく)use, service, role, post, position, scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.), hand

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      role, assignment, responsibility, duty, function, job, service

    2. Noun

      2.

      position (of responsibility), post, office

    3. Noun

      3.

      part (in a play, film, etc.), role, character

    4. Noun

      4.

      scoring combination, hand, yaku, meld

      Mahjong, Card games, Hanafuda

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      演者(えんじゃ)(やく)になりきる必要(ひつよう)がある。

      The actor needs to fully become the character. {use, service, role, post, position, scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.), hand}

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      (ぼく)会社(かいしゃ)部長(ぶちょう)という(やく)()いています。

      I hold the position of department manager at my company. {use, service, role, post, position, scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.), hand}

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      問屋(とんや)(やく)生産(せいさん)(しゃ)消費(しょうひ)(しゃ)(つな)げる(こと)である。

      The role of a wholesaler is to connect producers and consumers. {use, service, role, post, position, scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.), hand}

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      舞台(ぶたい)のオーディションで見事(みごと)姫様(ひめさま)(やく)()()りました。

      I successfully won the role of the princess in the audition for the stage play. {use, service, role, post, position, scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.), hand}

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      (だれ)よりも真面目(まじめ)(はたら)かない(かぎ)り、会社(かいしゃ)重要(じゅうよう)(やく)には()けないでしょう。

      Unless you work more seriously than anyone else, you probably won't be able to hold an important position in the company. {use, service, role, post, position, scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.), hand}

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