いわゆる

iwayuru

the so-called
so to speak

pre-noun adjectival

Also written 所謂

Chinese meanings

所谓的

Examples

Furigana

これがいわゆる「天ぷら」というものです。
This is what we call "tempura".
这就是所谓的天妇罗。
Tatoeba #219011
彼かれはいわゆるペダンチックな男おとこだ。
He is what is called a pedant.
他是个所谓的迂腐的人。
Tatoeba #114378

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('92270be892'); // いわゆる

{
  "id": "92270be892",
  "word": "いわゆる",
  "reading": "いわゆる",
  "romaji": "iwayuru",
  "meanings": [
    "the so-called",
    "so to speak"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "adj-pn"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1343150,
  "other_forms": [
    "所謂"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "これがいわゆる「天ぷら」というものです。",
      "en": "This is what we call \"tempura\".",
      "tatoeba_id": 219011
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼はいわゆるペダンチックな男だ。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}はいわゆるペダンチックな{男|おとこ}だ。",
      "en": "He is what is called a pedant.",
      "tatoeba_id": 114378
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "b657950fbc13a64377473f480766678e3d2f4100ce60cc544c2f8cf5e0bd1eaa",
    "meanings": [
      "所谓的"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "これがいわゆる「天ぷら」というものです。",
        "zh": "这就是所谓的天妇罗。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼はいわゆるペダンチックな男だ。",
        "zh": "他是个所谓的迂腐的人。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/92270be892",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1343150; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "6d0672da54bfd6722b13c4e004797f007e3e454b354d827a2c078d5b7054ced9"
  }
}