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いわゆる

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

いわゆる — “so-called, what is called”

いわゆる means so-called, what is called. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a other word.

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いわゆる

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so-called, what is called

いわゆる in a sentence

彼かれはいわゆる天才てんさいだ。

He is a so-called genius.

いわゆる is written in kana only — there are no kanji to break down.

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