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やくめ[3]【役目】
役として果たさねばならないつとめ。役割。「係としての-」「-を果たす」
Similar words:
役 職務 任 任務 職分
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やくめ【役目】
〔務め〕a duty, duties;〔役割〕a role;〔機能〕a function ⇒やく(役)
・子供を育てるのは親の役目だ
It is the duty of parents to bring up their children.
・二人の孤児の父親の役目を引き受けた
I took on the role of father to two orphans.
・このソファーはベッドの役目も果たす
This sofa serves as a bed, too.
・この語句では名詞が形容詞の役目を果たしている
The noun functions as an adjective in this phrase.
・医者はほんのお役目で顔を出しただけだった
The doctor popped his head in at the door perfunctorily [out of sheer routine].
・役目柄海外出張が多い
The nature of his office [duties] requires him to make frequent business trips abroad.
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役目
読み方:やくめ
(名詞)
[対訳] duty; role; function
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