Dictionary/助役じょやくJoyaku助役 (Joyaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “assistant official”.Meaningsnounassistant officialKanji in 助役助help役dutyRelated words助けるto save助かるto be saved役role役に立つto be helpful助手assistant役目duty役員director役者actor主役leading part役人government official役立つto be useful役割part