Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N1

1050 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: translate, reason, circumstance, case

Kunyomi: わけ

Onyomi: ヤク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ごんべん

Meaning: speech

Strokes: 7

Examples

Examples with audio

(やく)   translation

者(やくしゃ)   translator

す(やくす)   translate

する(つうやくする)   translate (speech)

する(ほんやくする)   translate (text)

(わけ)   reason

言い(いいわけ)   excuse [n.]

申しない(もうしわけない)   inexcusable

Onyomi Examples

ヤク translation, version (e.g. "English version")

ヤクシャ translator

テンヤク translating into Braille

メイヤク excellent translation, fine translation

Kunyomi Examples

わけ conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard, reason, cause, meaning, circumstances, situation

がない わけがない there is no way that ..., easy, simple

申し もうしわけ apology, excuse

仕分け しわけ classification, assortment, assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)