というと (to iu to)

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Meaning

  1. if one were to speak of …, then certainly
  2. if it were the case that …, then certainly

All JLPT 3 grammar : と言うと（というと, to iu to）, if one were to speak of …, then certainly; if it were the case that …, then certainly; if it were a …, then certainly, [Conjunction]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
日本のクリスマスは、どちらかというと恋人たちの日です。Christmas in Japan is, if anything, a day for couples.
広島に口和というところがあります。There’s a place called Kuchiwa in Hiroshima.
それにしても、幼稚園というところは、季節の行事にとても敏感です。Even so, kindergartens are sensitive to seasonal events.
離婚と言うと悲観的なイメージを連想しがちである。Divorce tends to be associated with a negative image.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
恋koilove
恋人koibitolover, sweetheart
日本nihonJapan
どちらdochirawhich one
島shimaisland
口kuchimouth, opening, hole
敏感binkansensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
行事gyoujievent; function
幼稚youchiinfancy; childish; infantile; immature; primitive
幼稚園youchienkindergarten
節fushijoint, knuckle, tune
季節kisetsuseason
それにsore nibesides, in addition
とてもtotemovery, exceedingly
連想rensouassociation of ideas
離婚rikondivorce
言うiuto say, to utter

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
本ホンもとbook, present, main, origin, true, real
人ジン,ニンひと, -り, -とperson
日ニチ,ジツひ, -び, -かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
口コウ,クくちmouth
広コウひろ.い, ひろ.まる, ひろ.めるwide, broad
和ワ,オ,カやわ.らぐ, やわ.らげる, なご.むharmony, peace
行コウ,ギョウ,アンい.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.きgoing, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
事ジ,ズこと, つか.う, つか.えるmatter, thing
園エンそのpark, garden, yard
感カンemotion, feeling
言ゲン,ゴンい.う, ことsay, word
悲ヒかな.しい, かな.しむgrieve, sad, regret
観カンみ.る, しめ.すoutlook, appearance
婚コンmarriage
連レンつら.なる, つら.ねる, つ.れるtake along, join
想ソウ,ソおも.うconcept, think, idea

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