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日本語訳 (にほんごやく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

日本にほん語ご訳やく

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Meanings

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noun

Japanese translation

Refers to a translation into Japanese, often contrasted with 和訳 (translation into Japanese from a foreign language) or 英訳 (English translation).

See also: 和訳

この英えい語ごの文ぶん章しょうの日本にほん語ご訳やくを教おしえてください。
Please tell me the Japanese translation of this English sentence.

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
本book, present, main
語word, speech, language
訳

translate, reason, circumstance

Similar words

和わ訳やく
和訳 specifically means translation into Japanese from a foreign language, while 日本語訳 is a broader term for any translation into Japanese.
英えい訳やく
英訳 means translation into English, the opposite direction of 日本語訳.

Etymology

Compound of 日本語 (Japanese language) and 訳 (translation).