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Japanese to English Dictionary
訳
wake, yaku
Description
「訳」は「わけ」と読むと、理由や意味を表します。
When read as "わけ", 訳 expresses a reason or meaning.
「やく」と読むと、ある言葉を別の言語に直すことです。
When read as "やく", 訳 means to translate a word into another language.
Meanings
訳wake
reason; cause; explanation
どうして遅れたの、訳を教えて。
Why were you late? Tell me the reason.
訳wake
meaning; sense
この言葉の訳が分かりません。
I don't understand the translation of this word.
訳yaku
translation
この本の日本語訳を読みました。
I read the Japanese translation of this book.
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Notes
- Reading
わけ means 'reason/meaning'; やく (as suffix -yaku) means 'translation'.
- Nuance
わけがない = 'no way it could be', わけだ = 'that's why', very common in speech.
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