# 訳 reason / translation

言 (say) + 尺 (R for ROCK)
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11 strokes
JERK

## Onyomi

YAKU |

## Mnemonic

| Please give me a reason to translate what the YAK is saying into a rock song.

## Kunyomi

わけ | the reason for something This is not used by itself, only used in expressions, such as "XXX訳だ!!" (so THAT"S the reason!)ｏｒ　”ＸＸＸ訳ではない！”　（It can't effing be!!!） NUBI KANA ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

言い訳(いいわけ) | excuse ★★★☆☆ 言 (say) + 訳 (reason / translation) = 言い訳 (excuse) excuse, as in, 'But my mom's not fat, she's just big-boned.' (actually, she IS, often, but not in the way you meant it)
翻訳(ほんやく) する | translate ★★★☆☆ translate. sometimes shortened to 訳す (yakusu)
申し訳ない(もうしわけない) | sorry'n shit ★★★☆☆ F 申 (humbly say) + 訳 (reason / translation) = 申し訳ない (sorry'n shit) really really really sorry. That your mom got big-boned.
通訳(つうやく) | simultaneous translation ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 通 (pass) + 訳 (reason / translation) = 通訳 (simultaneous translation) language interpretation, like at the United Nations.- where they listen in one language and talk into a microphone in another language, translating in real-time