訳 — translation, reason, meaning
やく
訳
translation
やく
U+8A33
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1050
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1207
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- translation
- reason
- meaning
Readings
- On'yomi
- やく yaku
- Kun'yomi
- わけ wake
word
やく yaku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
わけ wake Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
13 wordsEach dot is a word containing 訳: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 3 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 言 (words) gives the meaning. 尺 (shaku/yaku) provides the sound. Translation — measuring words across languages.