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Kanji Grade 3 - 役

Kanji character Grade 3 役. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 3 - 役
About
duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
On: ヤク、 エキ
7 strokes
Radical: step 彳
Parts: 几 又 彳 殳
 
Onyomi
役 【ヤク】 role, assignment, responsibility, duty, function, job, service, position (of responsibility), post, office, part (in a play, film, etc.), role, character, scoring combination (in mahjong, card games, etc.), meld, hand, yaku
役員 【ヤクイン】 director, executive, officer, official, person in charge
悪役 【アクヤク】 villain, baddie, the villain's part
大役 【タイヤク】 important task, important role, great duty, important mission, major part (in a film, play, etc.), leading role, high-scoring combination
役 【エキ】 war, campaign, battle, unpaid work (ritsuryo system), forced labor
役務 【エキム】 labor, labour, service
荷役 【ニエキ】 handling cargo, loading and unloading
就役 【シュウエキ】 placed in commission, entering servitude
 
Kunyomi
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