いわゆる (iwayuru)

Meaning

  1. what is called
  2. as it is called
  3. the so-called

All JLPT 2 grammar : 所謂(いわゆる, iwayuru), what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak, [Pre-noun adjectival]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
いわゆる裏方仕事もたくさんあります。There’s also a great deal of so called behind-the-scenes work.
「ところで神社を知っていますか?」「軽く触れる程度には。信仰対象となった存在、いわゆるところの神格を祭る礼拝施設ね」“By the way, do you know what a Shinto shrine is?” “I’ve a little bit of knowledge on the subject. It’s a religious facility where that which is the object of worship, that called the genius loci, is enshrined.”
容姿端麗、頭脳明晰、運動神経抜群、家は金持ちで、ついでに学生会の副会長をしてたりもする、いわゆるパーフェクトな奴だ。Looks, brains, reflexes, rich family and, for good measure, vice president of the student committee – in other words he’s ‘perfect’.
啓介さんは、このお屋敷で、ずっとお勉強しているんです。いわゆるホームスクーリングという形ですね。Keisuke has always studied in this mansion. That style known as ‘home schooling’, right?

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
houdirection, way, side
kotothing, matter
urareverse side, rear, back
仕事shigotowork, job
施設shisetsuinstitution; establishment; facility
taiopposite; opposition; versus; vs.; v.
dodegree, counter for occurrences
触れるfureruto touch, to feel
kamiGod, deity
信仰shinkoufaith, belief
存在sonzaiexistence, being
対象taishoutarget, object
程度teidodegree, amount
神社jinjaShinto shrine
fukuassistant; associate; vice-; sub-; deputy
頭脳zunouhead; brains
gakulearning, scholarship
hashiend, edge
jinseilife
kaimeeting, assembly
katsudouaction, activity
kingold
神経shinkeinerve, sensitivity
姿sugatafigure, form, shape
unfortune, luck
金持ちkanemochirich person
運動undouexercise, motion
学生gakuseistudent
iehouse, residence
するsuruto do
ずっとzuttocontinuously in some state
katachiform, shape, figure
勉強benkyoustudy, diligence

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
ホウかた, -かた, -がたdirection
ジ,ズこと, つか.う, つか.えるmatter, thing
シ,ジつか.えるattend, doing
し.る, し.らせるknow, wisdom
ド,ト,タクたび, -た.いdegrees
シャやしろcompany, firm
カク,コウ,キャク,ゴウstatus, character
レイ,ライsalute, bow, ceremony
シン,ジンかみ, かん-, こう-gods, mind, soul
シンfaith, fidelity, trust
ソン,ゾンながら.える, あ.る, たも.つexist, be aware of
タイ,ツイあいて, こた.える, そろ.いopposite, compare
テイほど, -ほどextent, degree, limits
ザイあ.るexist, located in
チョウなが.い, おさlong, leader, superior, senior
ガクまな.ぶstudy, learning, science
キン,コン,ゴンかね, かな-, -がねgold
セイ,ショウい.きる, い.かす, い.けるlife, genuine, birth
ドウうご.く, うご.かすmove, motion
も.つ, -も.ち, も.てるhold, have
カ,ケいえ, や, うちhome, family
カイ,エあ.う, あ.わせる, あつ.まるmeeting
メイ,ミョウ,ミンあ.かり, あか.るい, あか.るむbright, light
ウンはこ.ぶcarry, luck
バツ,ハツ,ハイぬ.く, -ぬ.く, ぬ.きslip out, extract
ケイ,キョウ,キンへ.る, た.つ, たていとpass thru, longtitude
トウ,ズ,トあたま, かしら, -がしらhead, counter for large animals
ヨウい.れるcontain, form, looks
ベンつと.めるstrive, make effort
キョウ,ゴウつよ.い, つよ.まる, つよ.めるstrong
オクroof, house
ケイ,ギョウかた, -がた, かたちshape, form, style

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