KanjiN3Grade 3 · 小37 strokesRadical 彳#315 in newspapers

役 · duty, war

役 is a kanji meaning duty, war, campaign, drafted labor. It has 7 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

None in KANJIDIC2.

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 役
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
役に立つやくにたつ	やくにたつ	to be helpful, to be useful	N4
役やく	やく	role, position	N3
役割やくわり	やくわり	assigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties	N3
重役じゅうやく	じゅうやく	director, high executive	N2
主役しゅやく	しゅやく	leading part	N2
役者やくしゃ	やくしゃ	actor	N2

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More words that use 役
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
役所やくしょ	やくしょ	government office, public office	N2
役人やくにん	やくにん	government official	N2
役目やくめ	やくめ	duty, business	N2
役職やくしょく	やくしょく	post, managerial position, official position	N1
役場やくば	やくば	town hall	N1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

7 strokes