役
ヤク • エキ
duty; war; campaign; drafted labor; office; service; role
Words
役
えき えだち やく
- war; campaign; battle n
- unpaid work (ritsuryo system); forced labor n arch
- role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service n
- position (of responsibility); post; office n
- part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character n
- scoring combination (in mahjong, card games, etc.); meld; hand; yaku n
重役
じゅうやく おもやく
- (company) director; executive; top management n
- important post; role with heavy responsibilities n
旗振り役
はたふりやく
- initiator; instigator; flagman; leader n
使役動物
しえきどうぶつ
- working animal; draught animal; draft animal n
役に立てる
やくにたてる
- to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit exp v1