Word Meaning 言わば

いわば iwaba

言わば is read as いわば (iwaba) and means so to speak.

Meaning

English

so to speak
so to call it
as it were

Reading

Kana

いわば

Romaji

iwaba

Writing Variants

謂わば いわば iwaba

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 2106 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言語

げんご

language

言う

いう

to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping")

言質

げんち

commitment

言

げん

word

言い方

いいかた

way of saying (something)

言動

げんどう

speech and conduct

言うまでもない

いうまでもない

goes without saying

言いなり

いいなり

doing as one is told

言い出す

いいだす

to be the first to say

言下

げんか

promptly

言明

げんめい

declaration

言い分

いいぶん

complaint

Example Sentences

彼は私の最も親しい友人で、言わば兄弟だ。

He is my closest friend; we are like brothers.