Meaning of と言われる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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と言われる
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Kana Readingといわれる
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Romajitoiwareru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
- Meaning
- to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
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Example Sentences
と言われる, といわれる used in context
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「ハムレット」はこれまでで最もおもしろい戯曲だと言われている。
It is said that "Hamlet" is the most interesting play ever written.
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世界的な全面核戦争が起これば、地球規模でこの「核の冬」が数カ月間も続くと言われています。
If there's a world-wide all-out nuclear war it's said that there will be a "nuclear winter" all over the planet for several months.
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A mirage is said to be an illusion.
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It is said that some British people like a Japanese-style room.
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It is said that the taste of love is bitter.
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野球は１８３９年にクーパーズタウンで始められたといわれている。
Baseball is said to have been invented in Cooperstown in 1839.
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