Vocabulary

What does 翻訳 (ほんやく, hon'yaku) mean?

翻訳 (ほんやく, hon'yaku) means translation, to translate (text).

Quick facts
Readingほんやく
Romajihon'yaku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
ほんやく
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhon'yaku

translation, to translate (text)

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive translation
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive deciphering; decoding
  3. 3noun translation

Example sentences

  • I translated this book into Japanese.

  • Translation work is harder than I thought.

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Data sources and licences

Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.