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訳述 (やくじゅつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

訳やく述じゅつ

や

く

じゅ

つ

Meanings

1

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

translation; translating

Refers to the act or result of translating text, often used in formal or academic contexts. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb.

彼かれは英えい語ごの論ろん文ぶんを日本にほん語ごに訳やく述じゅつした。
He translated the English paper into Japanese.
この訳やく述じゅつは

原げん

文ぶん

の

ニュアンス

を

よく

捉とら

え

て

いる

。

This translation captures the nuances of the original text well.

Kanji

訳translate, reason, circumstance
述mention, state, speak

Similar words

翻ほん訳やく
翻訳 is the common general term for translation. 訳述 is more formal and less frequently used, often implying a written translation with careful rendering.
通つう訳やく
通訳 refers specifically to oral interpretation, while 訳述 is for written translation.

Etymology

Compound of 訳 (yaku, 'translate') and 述 (jutsu, 'state, express'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'to express through translation'.