役 — yeok

Parts that make up 役

How 役 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 役 as a ideographic compound involving 彳, 殳.

Korean example words with 役

• 적역適役 Korean gloss: 알맞은 배역
• 가역苛役 Korean gloss: 매우 힘든 일
• 신역新役 Korean gloss: 새로 맡은 일
• 다역多役 Korean gloss: 여러 가지 역할
• 난역難役 Korean gloss: 어려운 역할이나 일
• 삼역三役 Korean gloss: 세 사람 몫의 역할
• 이역吏役 Korean gloss: 이속(吏屬)의 임무
• 부역負役 Korean gloss: 백성이 부담하는 공역
• 하역荷役 Korean gloss: 짐을 싣고 내리는 일
• 행역行役 Korean gloss: 여행의 피로와 괴로움
• 가역家役 Korean gloss: 집을 짓거나 고치는 일
• 호역戶役 Korean gloss: 집집마다 부과되는 부역

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 役

• 役割やくわり part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role
• 役員やくいん director; executive; officer
• 取締役とりしまりやく company director; board member
• 役やく role; assignment; responsibility
• 懲役ちょうえき penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
• 現役げんえき active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school
• 主役しゅやく leading part; leading actor; leading actress
• 三役さんやく three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
• 役所やくしょ government office; public office
• 相談役そうだんやく counselor; counsellor; adviser
• 取締役会とりしまりやくかい board of directors; board of directors' meeting
• 役者やくしゃ actor; actress; man of wits

Characters sharing the phonetic 殳

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “역”

Other hanja with radical 彳