This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ヤク、エキ
Romaji: yaku, eki
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: ちゃく
Romaji: chaku
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Romaji

Meanings

duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  60
Frequency:  315
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-3-4
Korean Reading:  yeog
Chinese Reading:  yi4
Unicode:  5f79
JIS:  4C72

Indexes

Halpern Index: 244
Nelson Index: 1598
New Nelson Index: 1726
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3i4.2
Four Corner Index: 2724.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 397
Gakken Index: 315
Japanese Names Index: 368
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10057
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0809
Remembering the kanji Index: 884
Kanji Way Index: 266
Kanji Flashcards Index: 519
Kodansha Compact Index: 620
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 419
Kanji in Context Index: 609
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 181
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 217
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 893
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 949
Essential Kanji Index: 171
Kodansha Kanji Index: 288
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2068
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 324
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 290

Words

(えき)
war; campaign; battle; unpaid work
取締役 (とりしまりやく)
company director; board member
現役 (げんえき)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
役員 (やくいん)
officer; official; executive; staff
役職 (やくしょく)
post; managerial position; official position
(やく)
use; service; role; post; position; scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.); hand
役割 (やくわり)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
市役所 (しやくしょ)
municipal office; council; city hall
役場 (やくば)
town hall
主役 (しゅやく)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
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