Vocabulary
What does 言わば (いわば, iwaba) mean?
言わば (いわば, iwaba) means so to speak, as it were.
Quick facts| Reading | いわば |
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| Romaji | iwaba |
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| Part of speech | adverb |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N3 |
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N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommoniwaba
so to speak, as it were
- 1adverb so to speak; so to call it; as it were
Example sentences
彼は言わば私の第二の父です。
He is, so to speak, my second father.
この町は言わば日本の台所です。
This town is, so to speak, the kitchen of Japan.
