How to say 'Translation' in Japanese | 翻訳

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The Japanese word for Translation is 'Hon'yaku', written as 翻訳 in Japanese.'Translation' in hiragana is ほんやく.

word

翻訳

Meaning

Translation

Reading

ほんやく

hon'yaku

Kanji

翻Flip, Render 訳Reason, Translation

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '翻訳 (ほんやく)' means 'translation'. It refers to the act of translating text or speech from one language to another. This term is commonly used in academic, professional, and everyday contexts. For example: I am doing a translation「翻訳をしています」(ほんやくをしています). This book is a translation of a French novel「この本はフランスの小説の翻訳です」(このほんはフランスのしょうせつのほんやくです). The word can also be used to describe the translated work itself, such as 'a translation of a poem' (詩の翻訳, しのほんやく).

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6890

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 翻訳

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

翻

Meaning

Flip, Render

kanji

訳

Meaning

Reason, Translation

Words Related to 翻訳 Through the Kanji 訳

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 訳 as well.

word

訳

Meaning

Reason, Meaning

word

申し訳

Meaning

Apology

word

言い訳

Meaning

Excuse

word

訳す

Meaning

Translate

word

通訳

Meaning

Interpretation

word

申し訳ない

Meaning

Apologetic

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'Hon'yaku' means 'Translation' .

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