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N3 Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

いわゆるwhat is called, as it is called, the so-called, so to speak

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    1. Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

      1.

      what is called, as it is called, the so-called, so to speak

      Usually written using kana alone

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    所謂 【いわゆる】

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    Examples

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      (わたし)(ちち)いわゆる亭主関白(ていしゅかんぱく)である。

      My father is a so-called 'domineering husband'.

      • N3

      彼女(かのじょ)いわゆる知識(ちしき)(じん)で、あらゆる知識(ちしき)()っています。

      She's a so-called intellectual and has all kinds of knowledge.

      • N3

      (かれ)らの()らしは(いま)はやりのいわゆるノマド()らしというやつであるそうだ。

      Their lifestyle is what we now call nomadic living.

      • N3

      彼女(かのじょ)にとって(かれ)いわゆる運命(うんめい)相手(あいて)で、(かれ)(すべ)てが(つう)()っている(よう)()がするそうです。

      She feels that he is her so-called 'soul mate' and that everything is connected with him.

      • N3

      アメリカはいわゆる(ちょう)大国(たいこく)であり、日本(にほん)にとってとても大事(だいじ)貿易(ぼうえき)相手(あいて)であります。

      The United States is what we call a superpower and a very important trading partner for Japan.

      • N2
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