意訳

いやく

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive free translation; liberal translation See also: 直訳 (ちょくやく).

Kanji

• 意 mind. Read as イ.
• 訳 translate. Read as ヤク.

Example sentences

• 読者の方から意訳と直訳について質問されました。
  I have been asked by a reader about free and direct translations.
• 細かい意訳誤訳は気にしないでください。
  Please don't worry about the finer details of free vs mis-translation.
• 「愛してる」って訳したら意訳しすぎかな？
  I wonder if translating it as "I love you" is taking too much of a liberty.

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