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JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

翻ほん訳やく

hon'yaku

translation

Example sentences

  1. 翻訳ほんやくを原文げんぶんと比くらべてみよう。

    Let’s compare the translation with the original.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 翻訳ほんやくの質しつが良よくなった。

    The quality of translation has improved.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれの翻訳ほんやくは原典げんてんに忠実ちゅうじつだ。

    His translation is close to the original.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 翻訳

  • 翻flip; turn overOnホン・ハンKunひるがえる・ひるがえす
  • 訳translate; reasonOnヤクKunわけ

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