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訳ではない (わけではない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression
it is not that ... ; it doesn't mean that ...
usually written using kana alone
Used to deny a possible interpretation or to clarify that something is not necessarily the case. Often follows a clause in plain form. It is usually written in kana.
See also: 訳 (わけ)
It's not that I study every day, but I focus before exams.
Written forms 訳わけ ではない
Kanji form; commonly used in formal writing.
訳わけ では 無な い
Kanji form with 無い; less common but seen in some contexts.
わけでは 無な い
Mixed kana-kanji form; rarely used.
Kanji 訳 translate, reason, circumstance 無 nothingness, none, ain't Similar words わけがない Expresses strong denial of possibility ('there is no way that...'), while わけではない is a softer denial of a specific interpretation.
というわけではない A more explicit form meaning 'it is not that (one can say) ...'; often interchangeable but slightly more formal.
Etymology From 訳 (わけ, 'reason, meaning') + ではない (negative form of だ). Literally 'it is not the reason/meaning that...', used to deny an inference.
