► 成句
役 [(2)やく] [役に立つ] meaning: useful rank: 1
☆ あいつは何の役にも立たない ⇨ He serves no purpose, is totally useless
☆ この道具は色々役に立つ ⇨ This tool comes in handy for various things
► 名詞
役 [(2)やく] meaning: role rank: 1
☆ 彼は党内の纏め役をしている ⇨ He plays the role of mediator within the party
☆ 彼女は女王の役を演じた ⇨ She played the role of a queen
☆ 捕手は投手の女房役と呼ばれる ⇨ Baseball catchers are often said to play the role of wives for pitchers
More examples:
- 「持つ」の使役形 ⇨ The causative voice of 持つ
- 彼は肝心な時に役に立たない ⇨ He is useless when it matters most
- こんなもん何の役にも立たん ⇨ Something like this won’t do any good
- この手の役は彼の独擅場だ ⇨ It is as if he had the entire stage to himself when he plays this kind of role
- 彼は映画でゴロツキの役を演じた ⇨ He played a thug in a movie
- 生半可な知識は役に立たない ⇨ Half-baked knowledge won’t help
- 彼は有名な歌舞伎役者だ ⇨ He is a famous Kabuki actor
- 彼は昨年海軍から退役した ⇨ He retired from Navy last year
- 彼は外務省の役人だ ⇨ He is an official of the ministry of foreign affairs
- 会社の役員 ⇨ Executives, board members of a company
- 彼は二人を引き合わせるのに一役買った ⇨ He (volunteered and) played a part in making those two meet
- 彼女は悪女役を演じることが多い ⇨ She often plays a role of an evil woman
- 彼はいざとなるとおたおたするだけで何の役にも立たない ⇨ He is useless because he gets confused under pressure
- 家を建てる時は役所に届け出をしなくてはいけない ⇨ You have to notify the local office when you build a house
- 現在日本には兵役が無い ⇨ There is no mandatory military service in Japan now