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

  1. so to speak
  2. so to call it
  3. 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 2439 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

げん

word

言い方

いいかた

way of saying (something)

言動

げんどう

speech and conduct

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