역役

[ yeok ]
「명사」 Noun
• role; part

A character that an actor or actress plays in a movie, play, etc.

• role; part

A responsibility or job specially assigned to someone.

• forced labor; compulsory service

(archaic) A system in which the state mobilized the labor of the public like collecting taxes.

Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced

The hanja from which the word comes

Other meanings of the word 역

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