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役
Meanings
role, duty, service, function
Radicals
彳
Decomposition
⿰彳殳
Etymology
Ideographic: A person walking over 彳 with food in hand 殳
Writing Practice
Stroke
0 / 7
Stroke Order
1
diagonal
top-right-to-bottom-left
2
diagonal
top-right-to-bottom-left
3
vertical
bottom-right-to-top-left
4
diagonal
right-to-left
5
corner
right-to-left
6
corner
top-to-bottom
7
diagonal
bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi
(Chinese reading)
ヤク
yaku
エキ
eki
Kun'yomi
(Japanese reading)
やく
yaku
when used as a noun or in compounds
Words Using This Kanji
275 words total
ヤク
(3 words)
やく
(1 words)