役割

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
役 割
やく
Grade: 3 		わ(り)
Grade: 6
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
役割り

Etymology

From 役 (yaku, “service, work, role”) and 割り (wari), the noun form of 割る (waru, “to divide”).

Pronunciation

Noun

役(やく)割(わり) • (yakuwari) 

  1. role
    Synonyms: 役 (yaku), 役目 (“yakume”)
    各人(かくじん)の役割(やくわり)をきちんと果(は)たすことが重(じゅう)要(よう)だ。
    Kakujin no yakuwari o kichin to hatasu koto ga jūyō da.
    Each must fulfill his or her own obligations.

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Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
役割

Noun

役割 • (yeokhal) (hangeul 역할)

  1. Hanja form? of 역할.
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