Word Meaning 訳の分からない

わけのわからない wake no wakaranai

訳の分からない is read as わけのわからない (wake no wakaranai) and means incomprehensible.

Meaning

English

  1. incomprehensible
  2. nonsensical
  3. puzzling
  4. mysterious
  5. meaningless

Reading

Kana

わけのわからない

Romaji

wake no wakaranai

Writing Variants

  • わけの分からない わけのわからない wakenowakaranai
  • 訳のわからない わけのわからない wakenowakaranai

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 58740 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

訳がない

わけがない

there is no way that ...

訳ではない

わけではない

it does not mean that ...

訳じゃない

わけじゃない

it does not mean that ...

訳無い

わけない

there's no way that ...

わけ

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard

訳す

やくす

to translate

訳者

やくしゃ

translator

訳文

やくぶん

translated sentence

訳書

やくしょ

translation

訳語

やくご

translational equivalent

Example Sentences

1

Tom was undoubtedly the most intelligent student in the entire school, but whenever the teacher asked him a question for which he was not prepared, he was filled with such nervousness that he would become confused, and something utterly incomprehensible would issue from his mouth as soon as he opened it.