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訳わけ

Kana わけ Romaji wake

JLPT N4 Common word

01

訳 わけ · wake

JLPT N4 Common word

01noun

reason; cause; grounds

02noun

meaning; sense

03noun

(good) sense; reason

04noun

circumstances; case

05noun

(romantic) relationship; love affair

Examples

そういうわけで私はこんなに早く帰って来たのです。

That's why I came back so soon.

Tatoeba #213944

どう言うわけで？

On what account?

Tatoeba #201111

わけは聞かないで。

Don't ask me why.

Tatoeba #191997

02

訳 やく · yaku

JLPT N3

01noun · noun, used as a suffix

translation; version (e.g. "English version")

Examples

あなたの訳を彼の訳と比べてみなさい。

Compare your translation with his.

Tatoeba #232981

君たちの訳文と黒板の訳を比較しなさい。

Compare your translation with the one on the blackboard.

Tatoeba #178805

私は学校で日本文学の英語訳、特に漱石の『吾輩は猫である』や『心』、芥川の『鼻』や『河童』を楽しく読んだ。

At school I had enjoyed reading Japanese literature in English translation, in particular Soseki's I am a Cat and Kokoro, and Akutagawa's The Nose and Kappa.

Tatoeba #157872

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