訳

translate

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingヤク

Kun readingわけ

JLPT level: N1 Jōyō Grade 6

Meanings

translateRtK
彼は秘書にその手紙を英語に翻訳させた。He had his secretary translate the letter into English.tatoeba
彼は日本の小説をフランス語に訳した。He translated a Japanese novel into French.tatoeba
case
circumstance
reason

cause
grounds
sense

Synonyms

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

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Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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say (言) · words (言) · keitai · mouth (口) · shaku-hachi · flag (方) · stick (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1154

Compound words

翻訳ほんやく

translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

内訳うちわけ

itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification

interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter

訳すやくす

to translate; to interpret

訳者やくしゃ

translator

点訳てんやく

translating into Braille

申し訳もうしわけ

apology; excuse

訳がないわけがない

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

申し訳ないもうしわけない

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; I feel guilty; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

訳ではないわけではない

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

訳じゃないわけじゃない

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

申し訳ありませんもうしわけありません

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

supervising a translation

On Reading Examples

君たちの訳文と黒板の訳を比較しなさい。やく

Compare your translation with the one on the blackboard.tatoeba

あなたの訳を彼の訳と比べてみなさい。やく

Compare your translation with his.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は彼女を通訳として雇った。

He engaged her as an interpreter.tatoeba

彼は同時通訳になる運命にあった。

He was destined to become a simultaneous interpreter.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 訳

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step