つうやく
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. interpretation (i.e. oral translation)
Noun
2. interpreter
Pitch accent
うやく
Composed of
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
simultaneous interpretation; simultaneous interpreting
official interpreter
interpreter
Examples (11 in total)
I'm here as a translator.
She spoke through an interpreter.
My uncle made me serve as interpreter.
I am studying to be a translator or interpreter.
I acted as interpreter at the meeting.
We talked without the aid of an interpreter.
Tom hired Mary as an interpreter.
I interpreted what he said in French into Japanese.
Dr. White acted as our interpreter.
Tom wasn't our interpreter. He was our tour guide.
She is working as a volunteer interpreter at the international conference.