訳 (やく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

訳 (やく) means reason / meaning / situation.

See example sentences below.

訳 at a glance

訳

やくyaku

N3noun

reason / meaning / situation

訳やくyakuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

reason / meaning / situation

Example 1

事故の訳を教えてください。

Translation

Please tell me the reason for the accident.

Example 2

疲れた訳は運動したからです。

Translation

The reason I'm tired is because I exercised.