Meaning

Primary

Role

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Let's divide the duty up amongst various people. Each person will have their own role in completing this duty.

Reading

やくわり
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings are the ones you learned with the kanji. See how we divide up the duty of learning kanji into radicals and kanji and vocab? Makes it nice, right? Each piece is its own 役割.

Context

Context Sentences

私の夫は父親としての役割をしっかり果たしてくれていると思います。

I think my husband is doing a great job in his role as a father.

インターネットは今後の選挙においてより重要な役割を担っていくでしょう。

The internet will play a more important role in future elections.

役割分担をしてみんなで片付ける方が効率がいいよ。

It's more efficient to divide up the roles and get it done together.

Kanji Composition