Word Meaning と言われる

といわれる toiwareru

と言われる is read as といわれる (toiwareru) and means to be called ....

Meaning

English

  1. to be called ...
  2. to be referred to as ...

Reading

Kana

といわれる

Romaji

toiwareru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 79455 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

と言う

という

all ...

と言えば

といえば

speaking of ...

と言うもの

というもの

something like ...

言い切る

いいきる

to declare

言い換える

いいかえる

to say in other words

言過ぎる

いいすぎる

to talk or say too much

言い張る

いいはる

to insist

Example Sentences

10

They say love is blind.

Seven is said to be a lucky number.

You have no justification to say something like that.

Even though I know I'm dishonest, it's painful to hear it said.

I'm not at my full potential.

People might say I'm old-fashioned, but I think that one shouldn't have sexual relationships before marriage.

In the tenth century, the city of Shiraz already held a library that reputedly featured a copy of every known book at the time.

Crazy people don't mind calling themselves crazy, but they hate others calling them that.

"Ronpari" is a word that designates those whose eyes don't look straight, but in different directions to the left and right, as if they were looking at Paris and London.

It was once said that "peace" called for the expansion of arms. Now it is said that "peace" calls for the reduction of arms. I wonder what "peace" would say if she heard that?