翻訳

ほんやく

translation

Also:deciphering

What does 翻訳 mean?

翻訳 is a Japanese noun meaning translation in English. It can also be translated as deciphering depending on context. It is written as 翻訳 in kanji, ほんやく in hiragana, and hon'yaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼女はそれを一語一語翻訳した。

She translated it word for word.