役

role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service

position (of responsibility); post; office

part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character

Mahjong; Card games; Hanafuda

scoring combination; hand; yaku; meld

duty; role; function

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

to be helpful; to be useful

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

actor; actress

man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

active duty; active service

Often as 現役で

student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

government official

villain; baddie; the villain's part

director; executive

officer; official; person in charge

post; official position

managerial position; executive position

government office; public office

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

setting (someone) to work; employment; using

Grammar

causative

(public) duty

substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double

guide; host

important task; important role; great duty; important mission

major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role

Hanafuda

high-scoring combination

じゅうやく only

(company) director; executive; top management

important post; role with heavy responsibilities

municipal office; council; city hall

perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments

role; part; job; assignment

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part