意訳

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 意訳(いやく) combines 意, meaning, with 訳, translation.
• Basic usage: It denotes translating with adjusted wording to convey the original meaning naturally in another language, or the resulting text.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Different emphasis from 直訳
  • 直訳(ちょくやく) follows the original words and structure relatively closely. 意訳 gives more weight to natural expression and conveyed meaning, not to inventing unrelated content.
• Action and result
  • 一文を意訳した describes the translating action. In 原文と意訳を並べて, 意訳 is the resulting translated text.