Word Meaning

わけ wake

訳 is read as わけ (wake) and means conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard.

Meaning

English

  1. conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard
  2. reason
  3. cause
  4. meaning
  5. circumstances
  6. situation

Reading

Kana

わけ

Romaji

wake

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 6345 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

訳詞

やくし

translation of lyrics

訳詩

やくし

translated poem

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 ...

訳あり物件

わけありぶっけん

real estate with a flaw that reduces its price

通訳

つうやく

interpretation (i.e. oral translation)

Example Sentences

9

このぶんをえいごにやくしてください。

Please translate this sentence into English.

かれがおくれたのにはわけがある。

There is a reason why he was late.

くわしいわけはあとではなします。

I will explain the detailed circumstances later.

そんなわけで、きょうはやすみにします。

For that reason, I am taking the day off today.

このやくではいみがすこしかわってしまう。

With this translation, the meaning changes a little.

そのじけんはとくべつなわけがあるらしい。

It seems that case has special circumstances.

いいわけをきくつもりはありません。

I have no intention of listening to your excuses.

そのわけをしって、すこしあんしんした。

After learning the reason, I felt a little relieved.

せんせいはむずかしいひょうげんをわかりやすくやくした。

The teacher translated the difficult expression in an easy-to-understand way.