Vocab Info
N2 Noun
役use, service, role, post, position, scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.), hand
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
role, assignment, responsibility, duty, function, job, service
Noun
2.
position (of responsibility), post, office
Noun
3.
part (in a play, film, etc.), role, character
Noun
4.
scoring combination, hand, yaku, meld
Mahjong, Card games, Hanafuda
All Forms
役 【やく】
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く
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演者は役になりきる必要がある。
The actor needs to fully become the character. {use, service, role, post, position, scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.), hand}
僕は会社で部長という役に就いています。
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}
問屋の役は生産者と消費者を繋げる事である。
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}
舞台のオーディションで見事お姫様の役を勝ち取りました。
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}
誰よりも真面目に働かない限り、会社で重要な役には就けないでしょう。
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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