Word Meaning 意訳

いやく iyaku

意訳 is read as いやく (iyaku) and means free translation.

Meaning

English

  1. free translation
  2. liberal translation

Reading

Kana

いやく

Romaji

iyaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 逐語訳,直訳 Rank 60857 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

善意通訳

ぜんいつうやく

goodwill guide

意義

いぎ

meaning

意志

いし

will

意匠

いしょう

design

意気盛ん

いきさかん

in high spirits

意思疎通

いしそつう

(reciprocal) communication

意地張る

いじばる

to be stubborn

意志の自由

いしのじゆう

freedom of will

意志力

いしりょく

willpower

Example Sentences

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This is not a free translation. It's a nonsense translation.

I wonder if translating it as "I love you" is taking too much of a liberty.

Please don't worry about the finer details of free vs mis-translation.

I have been asked by a reader about free and direct translations.

On tests, I don't know how free a translation would be allowed.