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JLPT N3 · Linking words: discourse

いわば

so to speak

Stroke order of いわば

3 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

い · 2 strokesわ · 2 strokesば · 6 strokes

Memory trick

IWABA — 'eye wah-bah' so to speak.

Parts: Adverb; metaphor.

The characters in いわば

  • い い — i (2 strokes)
  • わ わ — wa (2 strokes)
  • ば ば — ba (6 strokes)

Example sentence

彼はいわば家族の一員だ。

かれはいわばかぞくのいちいんだ。

He is, so to speak, a family member.

More words: Linking words: discourse

さてwell; nowちなみにincidentallyそういえばcome to think of itあるいはor; perhapsもっともthough; admittedlyそれにしてもeven soそれどころかon the contraryそのためfor that reasonいずれにしてもeither wayというのはthat is becauseなにしろafter all; anyway

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