訳
わけ
wake
JLPT N111 strokesKanjiLevel 77 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
訳 is the kanji for "Translate". The most common reading is わけ (wake). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.
Meaning
Translate
Also : Reason · Case · Circumstance
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Readings
kunわけ/ wakeonやく/ yaku
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
11 strokes
Radicals
言尺
Example Sentences
この訳は非常に難解だ。
このやくはひじょうになんかいだ。
This translation is extremely difficult.
訳者の意図を丁寧に考える。
やくしゃのいとをていねいにかんがえる。
Consider the translator's intent carefully.
Vocabulary using 訳
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Plain form verb/adjective] + ものの～ものの (mono no) - Although; Even though
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
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