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役 (やく): role, position — Japanese vocabulary

役 is read やく and means "role, position". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

役

Reading
やく · yaku
Translation
role, position
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
やくが

Example

彼はハムレットの役を演じた。

かれはハムレットのやくをえんじた。

He played the part of Hamlet.

Kanji in this word

  • 役 — role, duty

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