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JLPT N3 · Linking words: discourse

というのは

that is because

Stroke order of というのは

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

と · 2 strokesい · 2 strokesう · 2 strokesの · 1 strokesは · 3 strokes

Memory trick

TO IU NO WA — 'toe ee-you' that is, because.

Parts: Conjunction; explaining.

The characters in というのは

  • と と — to (2 strokes)
  • い い — i (2 strokes)
  • う う — u (2 strokes)
  • の の — no (1 strokes)
  • は は — ha (3 strokes)

Example sentence

行けない。というのは熱があるから。

いけない。というのはねつがあるから。

I can't go, because I have a fever.

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