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通訳

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通訳

Kanji in this term
通	訳
つう Grade: 2	やく Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
通譯 (kyūjitai)

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Language interpretation

Etymology

From Sinitic 通譯 / 通译 (tōngyì).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) つうやく [tsúꜜùyàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [t͡sɨːja̠kɯ̟]

Noun

通(つう)訳(やく) • (tsūyaku)

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

Synonyms

通事(つうじ), 通詞(つうじ), 通辞(つうじ) (tsūji)

Derived terms

通訳者(つうやくしゃ) (tsūyakusha): an interpreter
通訳生(つうやくせい) (tsūyakusei): a student interpreter
同時通訳(どうじつうやく) (dōji tsūyaku): simultaneous interpreting
逐次通訳(ちくじつうやく) (chikuji tsūyaku): consecutive interpreting
ウィスパリング通訳(つうやく) (wisuparingu tsūyaku): whispered interpreting, chuchotage
会議通訳(かいぎつうやく) (kaigi tsūyaku): conference interpreting
エスコート通訳(つうやく) (esukōto tsūyaku): escort interpreting
放送通訳(ほうそうつうやく) (hōsō tsūyaku): broadcast interpreting

See also

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

Verb

通(つう)訳(やく)する • (tsūyaku suru) transitive suru (stem 通(つう)訳(やく)し (tsūyaku shi), past 通(つう)訳(やく)した (tsūyaku shita))

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of "通訳する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	通訳し	つうやくし	tsūyaku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	通訳し	つうやくし	tsūyaku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	通訳する	つうやくする	tsūyaku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	通訳する	つうやくする	tsūyaku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	通訳すれ	つうやくすれ	tsūyaku sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	通訳せよ¹ 通訳しろ²	つうやくせよ¹ つうやくしろ²	tsūyaku seyo¹ tsūyaku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	通訳される	つうやくされる	tsūyaku sareru
Causative	通訳させる通訳さす	つうやくさせるつうやくさす	tsūyaku saseru tsūyaku sasu
Potential	通訳できる	つうやくできる	tsūyaku dekiru
Volitional	通訳しよう	つうやくしよう	tsūyaku shiyō
Negative	通訳しない	つうやくしない	tsūyaku shinai
Negative continuative	通訳せず	つうやくせず	tsūyaku sezu
Formal	通訳します	つうやくします	tsūyaku shimasu
Perfective	通訳した	つうやくした	tsūyaku shita
Conjunctive	通訳して	つうやくして	tsūyaku shite
Hypothetical conditional	通訳すれば	つうやくすれば	tsūyaku sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

See also

翻訳(ほんやく) (hon'yaku): to translate

References

^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“通訳”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

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