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JLPT N4 · Noun

訳 (wake)

訳 (わけ, wake) is a Japanese noun meaning “reason; cause”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
わけ
Romaji
wake
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. reason; cause; grounds · noun
  2. meaning; sense · noun
  3. (good) sense; reason · noun
  4. circumstances; case · noun
  5. (romantic) relationship; love affair · noun

Example sentences

そういうわけで私はこんなに早く帰って来たのです。
That's why I came back so soon.
Tatoeba #213944

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 訳

訳
translate, reason, circumstanceヤク・わけ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 訳.

翻訳ほんやくtranslation訳すやくすto translate通訳つうやくinterpretation (i.e. oral translation)申し訳もうしわけapology申し訳ないもうしわけないI'm sorry内訳うちわけitemization (of expenses)言い訳いいわけexcuse

Source: JMdict entry 1538330 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.