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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 役 |
えき |
(n) war; campaign; battle |
217 |
| 役 |
やく |
(n,n-suf) use; service; role; position |
217 |
| 取締役 |
とりしまりやく |
(n) company director; board member |
1701 |
| 役割 |
やくわり |
(n) part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties |
1728 |
| 現役 |
げんえき |
(n) active duty; active service |
1957 |
| 市役所 |
しやくしょ |
(n) municipal office; council; city hall |
2499 |
| 牛 |
うし |
(n) cattle; cow |
2731 |
| 役場 |
やくば |
(n) town hall |
3198 |
| 主役 |
しゅやく |
(n) leading part; leading actor (actress) |
3706 |
| 役員 |
やくいん |
(n) officer; official; executive; staff |
5147 |
| 役者 |
やくしゃ |
(n) actor; actress |
5220 |
| 子役 |
こやく |
(n) dramatic role for child; child actor |
5223 |
| 区役所 |
くやくしょ |
(n) ward office; council (regional) |
5315 |
| 役職 |
やくしょく |
(n) post; managerial position; official position |
5829 |
| 退役 |
たいえき |
(n,vs) retiring from military service |
6177 |
| 就役 |
しゅうえき |
(n,vs) placed in commission; entering servitude |
6733 |
| 牛乳 |
ぎゅうにゅう |
(n) (cow's) milk |
7021 |
| 悪役 |
あくやく |
(n) villain; baddie; the villain's part |
7077 |
| 懲役 |
ちょうえき |
(n) penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor |
7083 |
| 役目 |
やくめ |
(n) duty; business |
7422 |
| 代役 |
だいやく |
(n) important mission; heavy role; substitute actor; stand-in; double |
7427 |
| 役立つ |
やくだつ |
(v5t) to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose |
7922 |
| 役所 |
やくしょ |
(n) government office; public office |
9049 |
| 戦役 |
せんえき |
(n) war |
9422 |
| 役名 |
やくめい |
(n) official title |
9638 |
| 脇役 |
わきやく |
(n) supporting role (actor); minor role |
9769 |
| 牛肉 |
ぎゅうにく |
(n) beef |
10069 |
| 兵役 |
へいえき |
(n) military service; conscription |
10164 |
| 役柄 |
やくがら |
(n) role |
10179 |
| 役務 |
えきむ |
(n) labor; service |
10187 |
| 役に立つ |
やくにたつ |
(v5t) to be helpful; to be useful |
10197 |
| 役人 |
やくにん |
(n) government official |
10883 |
| 相談役 |
そうだんやく |
(n) counselor; adviser |
12005 |
| 一役 |
いちやく |
an office; an important office |
13439 |
| 一役 |
ひとやく |
(n) a part to play |
13439 |
| 助役 |
じょやく |
(n) assistant official |
13543 |
| 男役 |
おとこやく |
(n) male part or role |
13595 |
| 荷役 |
にえき |
(n) handling cargo; loading and unloading |
13716 |
| 荷役 |
にやく |
(n) handling cargo; loading and unloading |
13716 |
| 配役 |
はいやく |
(n) cast (of a play) |
14243 |
| 服役 |
ふくえき |
(n) penal servitude; military service |
14784 |
| 使役 |
しえき |
(n,vs) employing; using; setting to work; enslavement |
15679 |
| 敵役 |
かたきやく |
(n) role of the villain; the bad guy |
15907 |
| 敵役 |
てきやく |
(n) role of the villain; the bad guy |
15907 |
| 重役 |
おもやく |
(n) heavy responsibilities; director |
16439 |
| 重役 |
じゅうやく |
(n) director; high executive |
16439 |
| 端役 |
はやく |
(n) minor role |
16546 |
| 共役 |
きょうえき |
(math) conjugation |
17058 |
| 役回り |
やくまわり |
(n) role; part; (unpleasant) duty |
18406 |
| 牛耳る |
ぎゅうじる |
(v5r) to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb |
18701 |
| 闘牛 |
とうぎゅう |
(n) bull fighting |
19375 |
| 役立てる |
やくだてる |
(v1) to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account |
19693 |
| 村役場 |
むらやくば |
(n) village office |
20278 |
| 水牛 |
すいぎゅう |
(n) water buffalo |
22057 |
| 軍役 |
ぐんえき |
(n) military service |
22840 |
| 軍役 |
ぐんやく |
(n) military service |
22840 |
| 夫役 |
ぶえき |
(n) slave labour; compulsory service; forced labor; exacted service |
24217 |
| 夫役 |
ぶやく |
(n) slave labour; compulsory service; forced labor; exacted service |
24217 |
| 蝸牛 |
かぎゅう |
(n) (uk) snail |
24363 |
| 蝸牛 |
かたつむり |
(n) (uk) snail |
24363 |
| 蝸牛 |
でんでんむし |
(n) (uk) snail |
24363 |
| 乳牛 |
ちちうし |
(n) milk cow; dairy cattle; milch cow |
24699 |
| 乳牛 |
にゅうぎゅう |
(n) milk cow; dairy cattle; milch cow |
24699 |
| 労役 |
ろうえき |
(n) work; labor; toil |
24915 |
| 顔役 |
かおやく |
(n) influential man; boss |
25358 |
| 和牛 |
わぎゅう |
(n) Japanese beef cow |
25630 |
| 牛馬 |
ぎゅうば |
(n) horses and cattle |
26157 |
| 牛車 |
ぎっしゃ |
(n) ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart |
26398 |
| 牛車 |
ぎゅうしゃ |
(n) ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart |
26398 |
| 大役 |
たいやく |
(n) important task or role or duty |
26398 |
| 雑役 |
ざつえき |
(n) chore; odd job |
27521 |
| 肉牛 |
にくぎゅう |
(n) beef cattle |
28567 |
| 同役 |
どうやく |
(n) colleague |
28681 |
| 野牛 |
やぎゅう |
(n) buffalo |
29316 |
| 守役 |
もりやく |
(n) a nurse or nanny; guardian |
30433 |
| 賦役 |
ふえき |
(n) slave labour; compulsory service; forced labor; exacted service |
31368 |
| 賦役 |
ぶやく |
(n) slave labour; compulsory service; forced labor; exacted service |
31368 |
| 上役 |
うわやく |
(n) superior; senior |
32784 |
| パイプ役 |
パイプやく |
mediator |
32964 |
| 海牛 |
うみうし |
(n) sea slug |
32964 |
| 海牛 |
かいぎゅう |
(n) manatee; sea cow |
32964 |
| 牛歩 |
ぎゅうほ |
(n) snail's pace; slow progress |
33282 |
| 牛革 |
ぎゅうかわ |
(n) cowhide; oxhide |
35577 |
| 牛蒡 |
ごぼう |
(n) burdock (root) |
35577 |
| 牛鍋 |
ぎゅうなべ |
(n) sukiyaki |
35968 |
| 牛痘 |
ぎゅうとう |
(n) cow pox; vaccinia |
36169 |
| 憎まれ役 |
にくまれやく |
(n) thankless role; ungracious part |
36169 |
| 下役 |
したやく |
(n) underling; subordinate official |
36884 |
| 難役 |
なんやく |
(n) difficult role |
36884 |
| 公役 |
こうえき |
(n) public service |
37405 |
| 雌牛 |
めうし |
(n) cow; heifer |
37405 |
| 役宅 |
やくたく |
(n) government housing for officials |
37405 |
| 汚れ役 |
よごれやく |
(n) socially undesirable characters |
37706 |
| 牛脂 |
ぎゅうし |
(n) beef tallow |
37706 |
| 老け役 |
ふけやく |
(n) (theatrical) role of old person |
38001 |
| 苦役 |
くえき |
(n) hard toil |
38280 |
| 能役者 |
のうやくしゃ |
(n) noh actor |
38280 |
| 聞き役 |
ききやく |
(n) listener's role |
38280 |
| 牛皮 |
ぎゅうかわ |
(n) cowhide; oxhide |
38888 |
| 牛皮 |
ぎゅうひ |
(n) cowhide; oxhide |
38888 |
| 在役 |
ざいえき |
(n) in prison; in the military |
39227 |
| 小役人 |
こやくにん |
(n) petty official |
39571 |
| 牛舎 |
ぎゅうしゃ |
(n) cow shed; cattle barn |
39920 |
| 旅役者 |
たびやくしゃ |
(n) itinerant entertainer or troupe |
40263 |
| 町役人 |
まちやくにん |
(n) municipal official |
40619 |
| 免役 |
めんえき |
(n) release from office; military service, or prison |
40619 |
| 初役 |
はつやく |
(n) first role |
41039 |
| 千両役者 |
せんりょうやくしゃ |
(n) star (actor); prima donna; leading figure |
41904 |
| 相役 |
あいやく |
(n) colleague |
41904 |
| 側役 |
そばやく |
(n) personal attendant |
41904 |
| 用役 |
ようえき |
(n) service |
41904 |
| 牧牛 |
ぼくぎゅう |
(n) pasturing cattle |
42342 |
| 三役 |
さんやく |
(n) three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc) |
42893 |
| 役得 |
やくとく |
(n) emoluments; perquisite; side benefit |
42893 |
| 適役 |
てきやく |
(n) suitable post or role |
43447 |
| 立て役者 |
たてやくしゃ |
(n) leading actor |
43447 |
| 役牛 |
えきぎゅう |
(n) work cow; work cattle |
44709 |
| 役付き |
やくつき |
(n) holding a position of responsibility |
44709 |
| 役付き |
やくづき |
(n) holding a position of responsibility |
44709 |
| 牛疫 |
ぎゅうえき |
(n) cattle plague |
46248 |
| 牛酪 |
ぎゅうらく |
(n) butter |
46248 |
| 役儀 |
やくぎ |
(n) role; duty; responsibility |
46248 |
| 役僧 |
やくそう |
(n) priest in charge of a temple's clerical duties |
46248 |
| 役畜 |
えきちく |
(n) beasts of burden |
46248 |
| 牛後 |
ぎゅうご |
(n) rump of cattle |
47205 |
| 牛刀 |
ぎゅうとう |
(n) meat cleaver |
47205 |
| 小牛 |
こうし |
(n) calf |
47205 |
| 牢役人 |
ろうやくにん |
(n) (Edo-period) jail warden |
47205 |
| 牛蛙 |
うしがえる |
(n) bullfrog |
48294 |
| 種牛 |
たねうし |
(n) (breeding) bull |
48294 |
| 役向き |
やくむき |
(n) nature of one's position |
48294 |
| 役不足 |
やくぶそく |
(adj-na,n) dissatisfaction with one's position |
48294 |
| 牛飲馬食 |
ぎゅういんばしょく |
(n,vs) heavy eating and drinking; gorging and swilling; drinking like a cow and eating like a horse |
49657 |
| 傍役 |
わきやく |
(n) supporting role (actor); minor role |
49657 |
| 役替え |
やくがえ |
(n) change of post |
49657 |
| アメリカ野牛 |
アメリカやぎゅう |
(n) buffalo; American bison |
51560 |
| インド水牛 |
インドすいぎゅう |
(n) Indian buffalo |
51560 |
| ホモ牛乳 |
ホモぎゅうにゅう |
(n) homogenized milk |
51560 |
| 意味役割 |
いみやくわり |
semantic role |
51560 |
| 一役買う |
ひとやくかう |
to take on a role; to take part |
51560 |
| 引き立て役 |
ひきたてやく |
(n) a foil |
51560 |
| 牡牛 |
おうし |
(n) bull; ox; steer |
51560 |
| 牡牛座 |
おうしざ |
(n) ox guild; Taurus |
51560 |
| 仮役 |
かりやく |
temporary post |
51560 |
| 加役 |
かやく |
(n) temporary extra work |
51560 |
| 火付け役 |
ひつけやく |
(n) instigator; troublemaker |
51560 |
| 課役 |
かえき |
(n) distribution of assignments |
51560 |
| 角牛 |
かくぎゅう |
bullfight |
51560 |
| 乾燥牛乳 |
かんそうぎゅうにゅう |
powdered milk |
51560 |
| 監査役 |
かんさやく |
(n) auditor; inspector |
51560 |