つうやく – Vocabulary details

つうやく

Meanings

Noun

Verb (する)

1. interpretation (i.e. oral translation)

Noun

2. interpreter

Alt. forms

通つう訳やく

99%

つうやく

Pitch accent

つ

うやく

Conjugations...Used in: 4

Composed of

つう

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

やく

translation; version (e.g. "English version")

Used in vocabulary (11 in total)

どうじつうやく

simultaneous interpretation; simultaneous interpreting

つうやくかん

official interpreter

つうやくしゃ

interpreter

しゅわつうやく

sign-language interpreting; sign-language interpreter

ちくじつうやく

consecutive interpretation; consecutive interpreting

つうやくガイド

interpreter-guide; guide-interpreter

にちえいつうやく

Japanese-English interpreting

つうやくにん

interpreter

ぜんいつうやく

goodwill guide; volunteer guide and interpreter for foreign residents and tourists

つうやくあんないし

tour guide-interpreter; tour guide licensed for guiding foreigners in Japan

つうやくし

(professional) interpreter

Examples (11 in total)

つうやくとしてここにいます。

I'm here as a translator.

彼かの女じょは、つうやくを使つかって話はなしをしました。

She spoke through an interpreter.

叔お父じは僕ぼくにつうやくをやらせた。

My uncle made me serve as interpreter.