A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 7 strokes

Duty ; War ; Campaign ; Drafted Labor ; Office ; Service ; Role

Readings on: ヤク・エキ
Kun readings: —

役やく — role

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 役割やくわり — role Word card → Source
• 役目やくめ — function Source
• 現役げんえき — active service Source
• 主役しゅやく — main role Source
• 懲役ちょうえき — hard labour Source
• 役者やくしゃ — actor; actor Source