Translation guide
How to express that something can be understood, is clear, or makes sense in Japanese.
To say that something is understandable or can be understood.
Standard way to say 'can be understood' or 'is comprehensible'. Literally 'can understand'.
His explanation is comprehensible.
Everyday word for 'to be understandable' or 'to make sense'. Often used in the potential sense without explicit potential form.
This book is easy to understand (comprehensible).
Means 'clear' or 'lucid', often used for explanations or writing.
His writing is clear and comprehensible.
Literally 'easy to understand', a very common way to describe something as comprehensible.
This explanation is easy to understand.
To say that something makes sense or is logically consistent.
To say that speech or sound can be heard and understood clearly.
理解できる is more formal and emphasizes the act of comprehension. わかる is more casual and can also mean 'to know' or 'to find out'. For 'be comprehensible', わかる often works naturally in everyday speech.
Is this problem comprehensible?
Do you understand this problem?
発音が明瞭で理解しやすい。
The pronunciation is clear and easy to understand.