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言わば

謂わば

Reading

Kana: いわば
Romaji: iwaba
Kana
Romaji

Definition

adv
1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: イ、 い.う、 いい、 おも.う、 いわゆる
Meanings: reason, origin, history, oral tradition

Example Sentences

(かれ)はいわば学者(がくしゃ)ばかだ。
➥He is, so to speak, a learned fool.
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(わたし)はいわば部外者(ぶがいしゃ)だった。
➥I was an outsider, so to speak.
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(かれ)は、いわば(まよ)える子羊(こひつじ)だ。
➥He is, as it were, a stray sheep.
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(かれ)は、いわば、(ほん)(むし)だ。
➥He is, so to speak, a bookworm.
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(かれ)はいわば(かしこ)(おろ)(もの)だ。
➥He is a wise fool, so to speak.
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(かれ)は、いわば、(いきじび)字引()だ。
➥He is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
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