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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

そういえば

N2
souieba
  1. which reminds me ..
expression

Chinese meanings

说起来;这么一说

Examples

  • そういえば、確かに太郎を見かけました。
    Come to think of it, I did see Taro.
    这么一说,我确实见过太郎。
  • そう言いえば買かい物ものもしたいな。
    Come to that, I'd like to do some shopping too.
    说起来,我也想购物。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('966b2f8873'); // そういえば
{
  "id": "966b2f8873",
  "word": "そういえば",
  "reading": "そういえば",
  "romaji": "souieba",
  "meanings": [
    "which reminds me .."
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "exp"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1982210,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "そういえば、確かに太郎を見かけました。",
      "en": "Come to think of it, I did see Taro.",
      "tatoeba_id": 213906
    },
    {
      "ja": "そう言えば買い物もしたいな。",
      "furigana": "そう{言|い}えば{買|か}い{物|もの}もしたいな。",
      "en": "Come to that, I'd like to do some shopping too.",
      "tatoeba_id": 213797
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "041aa755262636270c5a0445bf9776820768a744a2fa21b2a80adb40f338b02f",
    "meanings": [
      "说起来",
      "这么一说"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "そういえば、確かに太郎を見かけました。",
        "zh": "这么一说,我确实见过太郎。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "そう言えば買い物もしたいな。",
        "zh": "说起来,我也想购物。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/966b2f8873",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1982210; 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": "d3c81bb5fec06b0138cd77f7730ff74634f4260a087f80e33a938d4b8f9020c3"
  }
}