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言わば
JLPT N3 · Vocabulary
言わば — “so to speak, as it were”
言わば (read
いわば
) means
so to speak, as it were
. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a adverb.
Reading
いわば
Meaning
so to speak, as it were
言わば in a sentence
彼
かれ
は
言
い
わば
家族
かぞく
だ。
He is, so to speak, family.
The kanji in 言わば
言
to speak; words
Words that share a kanji with 言わば
言う
いう
— to say
言葉
ことば
— language; word(s); expression(s)
言語
げんご
— language
一言
ひとこと
— a word, a few words
言い出す
いいだす
— to bring up (a topic), to start talking, to propose
言い付ける
いいつける
— to order, to tell (someone to do); to tell on, to tattle
言付ける
ことづける
— to send word, to leave a message, to send (via someone)
言葉遣い
ことばづかい
— manner of speaking, choice of words, wording
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