わけ

わけ · wake

JLPT N3

Meaning

Reason, cause, meaning, circumstances, situation; (as part of a grammatical expression) it's natural that, there's no way that, it's not that

Examples

• 遅刻したわけを説明してください。 — Please explain the reason why you were late.
• 彼は日本人だから、箸が使えるわけだ。 — He's Japanese, so it's natural that he can use chopsticks.
• そんな簡単なわけがない。 — There's no way it's that simple.