Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 役


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Meaning

role, post, service

Pronunciation

YAKU
eki

Explanation

Left: to go , right: weapon (battle axe) 几 in a hand

Mnemonic

Go with the weapon in your hand, that is your role.

Radicals

to walk(Radical gyounin This is the half form of gyougamae )
Hand with axe(The Radical rumata shows a hand with an axe .)
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Vocabulary

やく service, role, position
兵役 へいえき military service, conscription
市役所 しやくしょ municipal office, council, city hall
主役 しゅやく leading part, leading actor (actress)
役に立つ やくにたつ to be helpful, to be useful
役人 やくにん government official
役割 やくわり part, assigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties
役場 やくば town hall
役所 やくしょ government office, public office

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