Definition of 言わば (いわば)

い

言わば

いわば

iwaba

JLPT N3

Common word

adverb

•

so to speak, so to call it, as it were(usually kana)

Related Kanji

言	say, word
謂	reason, origin, history, oral tradition

Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 47 results)

かれ

せいじん

あかぼう

He is, as it were, a grown-up baby

がか

、

えいえん

しょうねん

The artist is eternally a boy

かれ

わたし

もっと

した

ゆうじん

、

い

言わば

きょうだい

兄弟

だ

He is my closest friend; we are like brothers

よ

せんしゅ

おや

A good coach is like a parent to the players

かれ

彼

は

いわば

、

おお

大きな

あかぼう

赤ん坊

だ

He is, as it were, a grown-up baby

かれ

彼

は

、

い

言わば

、

みず

そと

さかな

He is, so to speak, a fish out of water

わたし

ちち

がくしゃ

My father is, so to speak, a learned fool

かれ

がくしゃ

He is, so to speak, a learned fool

かれ

ある

ひゃっかじてん

He is, so to speak, a walking encyclopedia

かのじょ

ある

She is, as it were, a walking speaker

いぬ

い

かぞく

いちいん

This dog is, so to speak, a member of our family

かれ

こうきしん

うしな

。

えいえん

せいねん

He never loses his curiosity; he is, as it were, an eternal youth

きみ

りく

あ

さかな

You are, so to speak, a fish out of water

かれ

彼

は

、

い

言わば

、

りく

あ

さかな

He is, so to speak, a fish out of water

われわれ

は

、

いわば

、

かざん

うえ

すわ

We sat, as it were, on a volcano

しごと

いちぶ

That was, as it were, part of the job

いぬ

け

The dog's hair is, as it were, a sweater

かれ

し

ふっかつ

He rose from the dead, so to speak

かれ

、

あかぼう

He is, as it were, a grown up baby

かんが

げんそう

Your idea is, as it were, a castle in the air

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