Japanese

Noun

通訳 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 通譯, hiragana つうやく, romaji tsūyaku)

1. interpreting, interpretation: the facilitation of spoken conversation between two or more parties that do not all speak a common language
2. an interpreter: someone who interprets speech in the language of the speaker into the language of the listener

Synonyms

• 通事, 通詞, 通辞 ‎(つうじ, tsūji)

Derived terms

See also

• 翻訳 ‎(ほんやく, hon'yaku): translation of written matter from one language to another

Verb

通訳する ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 通譯, transitive, hiragana つうやくする, romaji tsūyaku suru)

1. to interpret: to listen to speech in one language and then convey the meaning of that speech in the language of the listener

Conjugation

See also

• 翻訳 ‎(ほんやく, hon'yaku): to translate

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3