Meaning of そう言う in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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そう言う, 然ういう, 然う言う, 然うゆう
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Kana Readingそういう, そうゆう
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Romajisōiu, sōyū
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
- Meaning
- such; like that; that sort of; very
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Example Sentences
そう言う, 然ういう, 然う言う, 然うゆう, そういう, そうゆう used in context
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だからお互いに助け合う必要があったので、そういう意味では妹との絆は強かった。
Therefore we had to help each other and in that way the bonds between me and my sister were strong.
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ハゲタカが突っつく死んだ鹿とか、他の動物の食べ残しとか、 そういう腐った肉を死肉と書きました。
A dead deer being pecked by vultures, remains partly eaten by other animals, that sort of rotten meat is called 'carrion'.
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若い棋士が多少、尊大な感じになるのはよくあることで、 そういうことは将棋界に限った話ではないでしょう。
It often happens that young shogi players become a little self-important, but I don't think that's something limited to the shogi world.
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別にブルマに特別な関心があるわけじゃない。そういうフェティシズムはない、と思う。
It's not like I've got any special interest in gym shorts - I've not got that fetish, I think.
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そうじゃない。性差別やら女性蔑視やら、そういうものとは関係なく、男と女は違うんだ。
That's not what I meant. I'm not being sexist. Men and women are just different.
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正直なところ、その当時の僕は血縁がどうとか、続柄がどうとか、そういう話はまるで理解出来ちゃいなかった。
Truthfully, at that time, I didn't have the first idea about such talk: family links, blood relations or whatever.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
On: ゼン, ネン
Kun: しか, しか.り, しか.し, さ
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