役 is the Japanese kanji for role, duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service. It is written with 7 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its on reading is ヤク、エキ.
Stroke order
Words with 役
- 役role, assignment, responsibility
- 役割part, assigning (allotment of) parts, role
- 懲役penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
- 現役active duty, active service
- 主役leading part, leading actor, leading actress
- 役所government office, public office
Practice 役 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.