役

Duty

Also: Office, Role, War, Service, Campaign, Drafted Labor

On'yomi

  • やく yaku
  • えき eki

Kun'yomi

  • None
Stroke count
7
Radical
彳 step · Kangxi radical 60
JLPT level
N3
School grade
Grade 3

役 has 7 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 彳 (step), number 60. Hashidari places it at JLPT N3. Japanese students learn it in grade 3 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N3 kanji list · Grade 3 kanji list · All kanji