いわゆる (iwayuru)

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

Kanji

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

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