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役に立つ

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

役に立つ — “to be useful, to be helpful”

役に立つ (read やくにたつ) means to be useful, to be helpful. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a verb.

Reading

やくにたつ

Meaning

to be useful, to be helpful

役に立つ in a sentence

この辞書じしょはとても役やくに立ちたちます。

This dictionary is very useful.

The kanji in 役に立つ

役role, duty
立to stand

Words that share a kanji with 役に立つ

役所やくしょ— government office, public office
市役所しやくしょ— city hall, city office
役やく— role, part, position
役割やくわり— role, part, duty
役人やくにん— government official, public servant
主役しゅやく— leading role, main character, protagonist
重役じゅうやく— director, executive (of a company)
役者やくしゃ— actor, performer

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