役割

Japanese

Kanji in this term
役	割
やく Grade: 3	わ(り) Grade: 6
jūbakoyomi

Alternative forms

• 役割り

Etymology

From 役 (yaku, “service, work, role”) and 割り (wari), the noun form of 割る (waru, “to divide”).

Noun

役(やく)割(わり) • (yakuwari) 

1. role

   各人(かくじん)の役割(やくわり)をきちんと果(は)たすことが重要(じゅうよう)だ。

   Kakujin no yakuwari o kichin to hatasu koto ga jūyō da.

   Each must fulfill his or her own obligations.

Synonyms

• 役(やく) (yaku)
• 役目(やくめ) (yakume)

Descendants

• Korean: 역할 (役割, yeokhal, “role, part”)