How to say 'Reason' or 'Meaning' in Japanese | 訳

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The Japanese word for Reason or Meaning is 'Wake', written as 訳 in Japanese.'Reason' or 'Meaning' in hiragana is わけ.

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訳

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Reason, Meaning

Reading

わけ

wake

Kanji

訳Reason, Translation

Explanation

The Japanese noun '訳 (わけ)' can mean 'reason' or 'meaning'. It is often used to explain the cause or rationale behind something, or to clarify the meaning of a situation or statement. For example: There's a reason why I can't go「私が行けない訳がある」(わたしがいけないわけがある). What does this mean?「これはどういう訳ですか？」(これはどういうわけですか？). It can also be used in expressions like 'わけがない' (わけがない) to mean 'there's no way' or 'it's impossible', as in 'There's no way he could know that'「彼がそれを知っているわけがない」(かれがそれをしっているわけがない).

Part Of Speech

noun

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Frequency

129

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 訳

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

訳

Meaning

Reason, Translation

Words Related to 訳 Through the Kanji 訳

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 訳 as well.

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申し訳

Meaning

Apology

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言い訳

Meaning

Excuse

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訳す

Meaning

Translate

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翻訳

Meaning

Translation

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通訳

Meaning

Interpretation

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申し訳ない

Meaning

Apologetic

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'Wake' means 'Reason' or 'Meaning' .

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