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定訳 (teiyaku) Japanese meaning: standard translation | Kotomora

定てい訳やく

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Meanings

1

standard translation; established translation

Refers to a widely accepted, conventional translation of a term, especially in academic, legal, or technical contexts.

この法ほう律りつ用よう語ごにはまだ定てい訳やくがない。
There is no established translation for this legal term yet.

Kanji

定determine, fix, establish
訳translate, reason, circumstance

Related words

訳やく語ご
訳語 is a general term for a translated word or equivalent term, while 定訳 specifically means an established or standard translation.
翻ほん訳やく
翻訳 refers to the act of translation or a translated text in general, not necessarily a fixed standard.

Etymology

Compound of 定 (てい, 'fixed, established') and 訳 (やく, 'translation'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.

彼かれはその哲てつ学がく書しょの定てい訳やくを批ひ判はんした。

He criticized the standard translation of that philosophy book.