役目

やくめ

duty, business

What does 役目 mean?

役目 is a Japanese noun meaning duty, business in English. It is written as 役目 in kanji, やくめ in hiragana, and yakume in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

古い木箱がテーブルの役目をした。

An old wooden box served as table.