noun

  1. role of a villain (film, drama, etc.), bad-guy role, social outcast role.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
汚れ役 よごれやく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

dirty, pollute, disgrace
きたな.い よご.す けが.す (7th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
duty, war, campaign
ヤク エキ ちゃく (3rd, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)