すなわち (sunawachi)

Meaning

  1. that is
  2. namely

All JLPT 3 grammar : 即ち(すなわち, sunawachi), that is; namely; i.e., [Adverb, Conjunction]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
来週の今日、すなわち7月21日に君に返済いたします。I’ll pay you back a week from today, that is, on July 21.
貿易は商品の両方向の流れ、すなわち輸出と輸入からなる。Foreign trade consists of a two-way flow of commodities-export and import.
彼女は今度の日曜、すなわち10日に帰ります。She will return home next Sunday, that is, the tenth.
彼は非常に知識のある人、すなわち生き字引である。He is a man of great knowledge, that is to say, a walking dictionary.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
今日konnichithis day, these days, recently
kimiyou, buddy, pal
tsukimoon
来週raishuunext week
houdirection, way, side
方向houkoudirection, way
流れnagarestream, current, flow
shinaarticle, item, goods
商品shouhincommodity, goods
貿易bouekitrade
両方ryouhouboth, both sides
輸入yunyuuimport, importation
輸出yushutsuexport
なるnaruto become
dodegree, counter for occurrences
帰りkaerireturn, coming back
彼女kanojoshe, her
今度kondothis time, next time
知識chishikiknowledge, information
非常hijouemergency, extraordinary
jinseilife
常にtsune nialways, constantly
非常にhijou nivery, extremely
jicharacter
hitoperson
字引jibikidictionary

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
ゲツ,ガツつきmonth, moon
コン,キンいまnow
ニチ,ジツひ, -び, -かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
ライ,タイく.る, きた.る, きた.すcome, due, next, cause, become
シュウweek
ヘンかえ.す, -かえ.す, かえ.るreturn, answer, repay
クンきみ, -ぎみmister, you, ruler
サイ,セイす.む, -ず.み, -ずみsettle, finish
ニュウ,ジュい.る, -い.る, -い.りenter, insert
シュツ,スイで.る, -で, だ.すexit, leave, go out, come out, put out
ヒン,ホンしなgoods, article
ホウかた, -かた, -がたdirection
エキ,イやさ.しい, やす.いeasy, simple
コウむ.く, む.い, -む.きyonder, facing
リョウてる, ふたつboth, two
リュウ,ルなが.れる, なが.れ, なが.すcurrent, flow
ショウあきな.うmake a deal, selling
ジョ,ニョ,ニョウおんな, めwoman, female
ド,ト,タクたび, -た.いdegrees
かえ.る, かえ.す, おく.るhomecoming, arrive at
ヨウweekday
かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the
ジン,ニンひと, -り, -とperson
セイ,ショウい.きる, い.かす, い.けるlife, genuine, birth
し.る, し.らせるknow, wisdom
あざ, あざな, -なcharacter, letter
あら.ずun-, non-, negative
インひ.く, ひ.けるpull, admit, quote
ジョウつね, とこ-usual, ordinary, normal
シキし.る, しる.すdiscriminating, know

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