翻訳 (ほんやく, honyaku) Japanese meaning: translation | Kotomora

翻ほん訳やく

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

翻訳する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	翻ほん訳やくする	翻ほん訳やくしない
Polite	翻ほん訳やくします	翻ほん訳やくしません
Past polite	翻ほん訳やくしました	翻ほん訳やくしませんでした
Past	翻ほん訳やくした	翻ほん訳やくしなかった
Te-form	翻ほん訳やくして	翻ほん訳やくしないで
Desire	翻ほん訳やくしたい	翻ほん訳やくしたくない
Potential	翻ほん訳やくできる	翻ほん訳やくできない
Passive	翻ほん訳やくされる	翻ほん訳やくされない
Causative	翻ほん訳やくさせる	翻ほん訳やくさせない
Causative passive	翻ほん訳やくさせられる	翻ほん訳やくさせられない
Volitional	翻ほん訳やくしよう
Polite volitional	翻ほん訳やくしましょう
Imperative	翻ほん訳やくしろ	翻ほん訳やくするな
Conditional	翻ほん訳やくすれば	翻ほん訳やくしなければ
Tara conditional	翻ほん訳やくしたら	翻ほん訳やくしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

translation

General term for translating between languages, both as a process and a product. Used with する for the act of translating.

この小しょう説せつの翻ほん訳やくはとても自し然ぜんだ。

Kanji

翻flip, turn over, wave
訳translate, reason, circumstance
飜flip over, upset, capsize

Related words· 7

訳やくN3sense 1
訳 is a shorter, more casual word for 'translation' often seen in compounds like 英訳, while 翻訳 is the fuller, more formal term for the act or product of translating.
訳やくすN2
翻訳する is more formal and typically refers to written translation, while 訳す is the everyday verb used for both spoken and written translation.
和わ訳やく
翻訳 is the general word for translation between any two languages, while 和訳 specifically means translating something into Japanese.
英えい訳やく
翻訳 is the general term for translation between any two languages, while 英訳 specifically means translating into English.

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講こう読どくN1
翻訳 is the act of producing a translation, often as a finished work, while 講読 is the classroom process of reading and translating a text for study.
点てん訳やく
翻訳 is general translation between languages, while 点訳 specifically means converting written text into Braille.
現げん代だい語ご訳やくN2
翻訳 is the general word for translation between any two languages, whereas 現代語訳 narrowly means translating an old form of Japanese into modern Japanese.

Opposites

原げん典てんN1
翻訳 is a translated version of a text, standing in contrast to 原典, the untranslated original.

Don't confuse with

通つう訳やくN3sense 1
翻訳 refers to written translation between languages, while 通訳 refers specifically to oral interpretation between speakers.
直ちょく訳やくN1
翻訳 is the general word for translation of any kind, while 直訳 specifically means a literal, word-for-word translation.
翻ほん案あん
翻案 and 翻訳 share the kanji 翻 and both involve transforming a text, but 翻訳 means translating language while 翻案 means reworking the content or form of a story.

Word family· 32

翻ほん訳やく学がく
translation studies
翻ほん訳やく官かん
official translator; secretary-translator
翻ほん訳やく家か
translator
翻ほん訳やく文ぶん
translated text; translation; translated sentence

Written forms

翻ほん訳やくUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
飜ほん訳やくUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 翻 is the modern standard.

Etymology

From Middle Chinese-derived elements 翻 (turn over, change) and 訳 (translate, reason). The combination has been used in Japanese for written translation since at least the Edo period.

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