► 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:
- 彼女はその映画に脇役で出演した ⇨ She appeared in the movie with a supporting role
- 現役の空軍パイロット ⇨ An active-duty Air Force pilot
- 議会の役割は立法することだ ⇨ The role of the parliament is to legislate
- 被告に懲役五年の刑が下った ⇨ The defendant received a five-year prison sentence
- あいつは大根役者だ ⇨ He is a wooden actor
- 彼女は女王の役に見事にはまっていた ⇨ She was perfect fit for the role of the queen
- 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
- 彼はそこらの野球選手より役者が一枚上だ (いちまいうえ) ⇨ He is at a different level from other regular ballplayers
- 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
- 健常な若者は兵役に服さなくてはならない ⇨ Healthy young people must fulfill the military duty
- 彼は政党内で脇役に押し遣られた ⇨ He was pushed aside to a supporting role in the political party
- 彼は映画でゴロツキの役を演じた ⇨ He played a thug in a movie
- 日本の教育は実社会で役に立つことを全く教えない ⇨ The Japanese educational system doesn’t teach anything that really works in the real world
- 彼は仲介役を自ら買って出た ⇨ He volunteered to be the mediator
- 彼は映画で悪役を多く演じてきた ⇨ He has been playing many villains in movies