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一役買う (ひとやくかう) — to take on a role | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
一役買う

一役買う

一ひと役やく買かう

to take on a role

Kanji Vocab Daily Life22 strokes

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一役かう

ひとやくかう

Verb

1.

to take on a role, to take part

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Kanji that make up this word

ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)

one・one radical (no.1)

duty・war・campaign・drafted labor・office…(2)

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