Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 7

役

Meaning in English

duty, war, campaign

Readings

Onyomi: ヤク, エキ Kunyomi: — Romaji: yaku, eki

Stroke order

Animated kanji stroke order

役

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese dever, guerra, campanha

Spanish deber, guerra, campaña

Korean 의무, 전쟁, 캠페인

French devoir, guerre, campagne

Italian dovere, guerra, campagna

German Pflicht, Krieg, Feldzug

Indonesian tugas, perang, kampanye

★ Vietnamese nghĩa vụ, chiến tranh, chiến dịch

Thai หน้าที่ สงคราม การรณรงค์

Kanji

Related kanji

N1 徐 jo / omomu.roni gradually, slowly, deliberately N3 得 toku / e.ru, u.ru gain, get, find N2 復 fuku / mata restore, return to, revert N3 御 gyo, go / on-, o-, mi- honorable, manipulate, govern N1 循 jun sequential, follow, cycle N1 微 bi / kasu.ka delicate, minuteness, insignificance N1 徳 toku benevolence, virtue, goodness N1 徴 chou, chi / shirushi indications, sign, omen N1 徹 tetsu penetrate, clear, pierce

Word

Words with this kanji

N4 役に立つ yaku ni tatsu be useful, be helpful

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N4 その経験は役に立ちました。 Sono keiken wa yaku ni tachimashita. That experience was useful.