訳 (わけ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

訳 (わけ) means reason / cause / meaning.

See example sentences below.

訳 at a glance

訳

わけwake

N4noun

reason / cause / meaning

訳わけwakeN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

reason / cause / meaning

Example 1

遅れたわけを話してください。

Translation

Please explain the reason why you were late.

Example 2

この言葉の訳はわかりますか？

Translation

Do you understand the meaning of this word?