そう言えば (sou ieba)

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Meaning

  1. which reminds me …
  2. come to think of it …
  3. now that you mention it …
  4. on that subject …

All JLPT 2 grammar : そう言えば（そう言えば, sou ieba）, which reminds me …; come to think of it …; now that you mention it …; on that subject …; so, if you say …, [Expression]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
そういえば、電車の中で隣に座ったほろ酔いのおっさんに、自分の俳句を見て欲しいと言われたことがある。Now that I think of it, I’ve been asked to look at a haiku he’d written by the tipsy bloke sitting next to me on the train.
そう言えば、鯔背な男だった記憶が有るがどうしてるんだろな？Now that you mention it, I remember he was a dashing man. I wonder how he’s doing?
そう言えば、機内食もまったく食べませんでしたね。Oh yes, you didn’t eat any in-flight meals either did you?
「そういえば谷本君は？」「あいかわらず一匹オオカミ気取っているよ」“Now that I think of it, where’s Tanimoto?” “Playing the lone wolf, as always.”

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
分bunpart, segment, share
句kusentence, passage
電車denshatrain, electric train
自分jibunmyself, yourself, oneself
中nakainside, in, among
隣tonarineighbor, next to
記憶kiokumemory, recollection
有るaruto be, to exist
どうdouhow, in what way, how about
どうしてdoushitewhy, for what reason
男otokoman, male
背seheight, stature
谷tanivalley
気kispirit, mind, heart
君kimiyou, buddy, pal
本honbook
一ichione

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
中チュウなか, うち, あた.るin, inside, middle, center
電デンelectricity
見ケンみ.る, み.える, み.せるsee, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
車シャくるまcar
言ゲン,ゴンい.う, ことsay, word
自ジ,シみずか.ら, おの.ずから, おの.ずとoneself
欲ヨクほっ.する, ほ.しいlonging, greed, passion
座ザすわ.るseat, squat, sit
男ダン,ナンおとこ, おmale
有ユウ,ウあ.るpossess, have
背ハイせ, せい, そむ.くstature, height
記キしる.すscribe, narrative
食ショク,ジキく.う, く.らう, た.べるeat, food
機キはたmechanism, machine
内ナイ,ダイうちinside, within
本ホンもとbook, present, main, origin, true, real
気キ,ケいきspirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
君クンきみ, -ぎみmister, you, ruler
取シュと.る, と.り, と.り-take, fetch

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