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役
Hiragana
やく / えき
Affix
archaic
empty-gloss
Japanese Meaning
役割・任務・義務などを表す接辞 / 戦いや軍事行動に関する意味を持つ接辞 / 人を働かせること・労役に関する意味を持つ接辞
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのことばで、ことばのあとにつく。くにのしごとやむりなはたらき、いくさをいう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（古）义务、服役、差役 / 使役、劳役 / 战争、战役
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
（古）役務、服役、差役 / 使役、役使、勞役 / （古）戰役、征戰
Korean Meaning
의무, 복무 / 부역, 노역 / 전쟁, 전투
Indonesian
kewajiban; dinas / kerja paksa / perang; pertempuran
Vietnamese Meaning
nghĩa vụ; phục dịch / lao dịch; bắt làm việc / chiến dịch; trận chiến (cổ)
Tagalog Meaning
tungkulin; paglilingkod / sapilitang paggawa; pagpapagawa / digmaan; labanan (kampanya militar)
Sense（1）
(archaic); duty; service
Sense（2）
put to work, labor
Sense（3）
war; battle
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（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
(archaic); duty; service / put to work, labor / war; battle
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役
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He was working as an ancient official.
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彼は古代の役人として働いていました。
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