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役 = 彳 + 殳

役 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “duty”. It is built from 彳 (step) and 殳 (weapon). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 949.

Keyword
duty
RTK frame
949
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヤク, エキ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
долг
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
役 service

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 彳 step
  2. 殳 weapon

How to find 役 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “step” + “weapon”. 役 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 役 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.