わけ

reason; cause; grounds

N5Common wordNoun
Noun
reasoncausegrounds
Noun
meaningsense
Noun
(good) sensereason
Noun
circumstancescase
Noun
(romantic) relationshiplove affair

Example Sentences

誰もが名文を書けるわけではない。

It's not as if just anybody can write a literary gem.

まぁ、日本も鎖国していたわけだしなあ。

Well, after all Japan also cut itself off from the world.

特に理解力がある(わけ)でもない普通の中学生です。

He's just a normal junior high school student, not particularly intelligent.

これでこの一画は少なくとも20(ひき)ニジマスがいるわけだ。

So now there are at least 20 rainbow trout in this area.

ブレーキがキーキーいうバイクなんて欲しがる(ひと)いるわけ?

Who wants to buy a motorcycle with squeaky brakes?

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