How to say 'Translate' in Japanese | 訳す

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The Japanese word for Translate is 'Yakusu', written as 訳す in Japanese.'Translate' in hiragana is やくす.

word

訳す

Meaning

Translate

Reading

やくす

yakusu

Kanji

訳Reason, Translation

Explanation

The Japanese verb '訳す (やくす)' means 'to translate'. It is used when converting text or speech from one language to another. This verb is commonly used in academic, professional, and everyday contexts. For example: I will translate this book「この本を訳します」(このほんをやくします). She translates Japanese into English「彼女は日本語を英語に訳す」(かのじょはにほんごをえいごにやくす). Note that '訳す' is often used with the particle 'を' to indicate the object being translated, as in '日本語を訳す (にほんごをやくす) (translate Japanese)'.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6404

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 訳す

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

訳

Meaning

Reason, Translation

Hiragana in the Word 訳す

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

す

Reading

Words Related to 訳す Through the Kanji 訳

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 訳 as well.

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訳

Meaning

Reason, Meaning

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申し訳

Meaning

Apology

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言い訳

Meaning

Excuse

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翻訳

Meaning

Translation

word

通訳

Meaning

Interpretation

word

申し訳ない

Meaning

Apologetic

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'Yakusu' means 'Translate' .

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