# 役 — Service

Frequency rank 306 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 限 (Limit), less common than 転 (Revolve).

- On’yomi: えき、やく
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 彳 Step (Kangxi 60)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

Loiter (loiter) drifts on the left while a weapon (weapon) gleams on the right — soldiers loiter at their posts, weapons ready, performing their service dutifully while waiting for orders.

In words:

- 役 やく — use,service,role,position
- 役に立つ やくにたつ — to be helpful
- 役割 やくわり — part,assigning (allotment of) parts,role,duties

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