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役

やく

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やく

Meanings

  1. 1.
    nrole; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service
  2. 2.
    nposition (of responsibility); post; office
  3. 3.
    npart (in a play, film, etc.); role; character
  4. 4.
    nscoring combination; hand; yaku; meld

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役
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役やく

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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