すなわち

sunawachi

that is
namely (i.e.)

conjunction

Also written 即ち

Chinese meanings

也就是；即

Examples

Furigana

すなわち彼かれはそれをしたくないのだ。
In other words, he doesn't want to do it.
也就是说，他不想做那件事。
Tatoeba #214578
彼かれは非ひ常じょうに知ち識しきのある人ひと、すなわち生いき字引じびきである。
He is a man of great knowledge, that is to say, a walking dictionary.
他知识非常丰富，也就是一部活字典。
Tatoeba #100707

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('4c256eea03'); // すなわち

{
  "id": "4c256eea03",
  "word": "すなわち",
  "reading": "すなわち",
  "romaji": "sunawachi",
  "meanings": [
    "that is",
    "namely (i.e.)"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "conj"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1404100,
  "other_forms": [
    "即ち"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "すなわち彼はそれをしたくないのだ。",
      "furigana": "すなわち{彼|かれ}はそれをしたくないのだ。",
      "en": "In other words, he doesn't want to do it.",
      "tatoeba_id": 214578
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼は非常に知識のある人、すなわち生き字引である。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{非常|ひじょう}に{知識|ちしき}のある{人|ひと}、すなわち{生|い}き{字引|じびき}である。",
      "en": "He is a man of great knowledge, that is to say, a walking dictionary.",
      "tatoeba_id": 100707
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "e63a24f3168f5af0ab4066898868f27e85201532ec3334024d8f259dd56027cb",
    "meanings": [
      "也就是",
      "即"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "すなわち彼はそれをしたくないのだ。",
        "zh": "也就是说，他不想做那件事。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼は非常に知識のある人、すなわち生き字引である。",
        "zh": "他知识非常丰富，也就是一部活字典。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/4c256eea03",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1404100; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "3eb013a457b3b653c145a368e44b829f8940a8e7577db85b0adb6deac4f48904",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}