JLPT N3 · Adverb

言わば (iwaba)

言わば (いわば, iwaba) is a Japanese adverb meaning “so to speak; so to call it”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: いわば
Romaji: iwaba
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense · adverb · usually written in kana

Example sentences

その画家は、いわば永遠の少年だ。

The artist is eternally a boy.

Tatoeba #211917

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 言わば

言

say, wordゲン・ゴン・い.う・こと · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 言わば.

言ういうto say言葉ことばlanguage言語げんごlanguage一言ひとことsingle word伝言でんごん(verbal) message方言ほうげんdialect独り言ひとりごとsoliloquy言い出すいいだすto begin to say言葉遣いことばづかいspeech言付けることづけるto have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.)言い付けるいいつけるto tell (to do)言論げんろん(one's) speech証言しょうげんtestimony助言じょげんadvice

Source: JMdict entry 1264380 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.