いわゆる

いわゆる

Meaning

所謂いわゆるDictionary

Word or expression in common usage

pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

what is called
as it is called
the so-called
so to speak

Translations

as it is called〔【用法】挿入句として用いる。〕
as we say
what has been referred to as
what is called
what they call
what you call
what you might call 【形】quote-unquote
so-called
sogenannt〔【略】sog.〕

Sentences

いわゆる裏方仕事もたくさんあります。
There's also a great deal of so called behind-the-scenes work.
「ところで神社を知っていますか？」「軽く触れる程度には。信仰対象となった存在、いわゆるところの神格を祭る礼拝施設ね」
"By the way, do you know what a Shinto shrine is?" "I've a little bit of knowledge on the subject. It's a religious facility where that which is the object of worship, that called the genius loci, is enshrined."
容姿端麗、頭脳明晰、運動神経抜群、家は金持ちで、ついでに学生会の副会長をしてたりもする、いわゆるパーフェクトな奴だ。
Looks, brains, reflexes, rich family and, for good measure, vice president of the student committee - in other words he's 'perfect'.
川越の山車は、いわゆる鉾山車と呼ばれる形で、車輪が3つ、もしくは4つ付いています。
The Kawagoe festival float has the shape of what's called a hoko float. It has three, or four, wheels attached.
啓介さんは、このお屋敷で、ずっとお勉強しているんです。いわゆるホームスクーリングという形ですね。
Keisuke has always studied in this mansion. That style known as 'home schooling', right?
「ちょっと、寮生相手にアンケートでもとってみる？」「あっ、いわゆるひとつのマーケティングリサーチだな」
"Say, shall we try a questionnaire with the boarding students?" "Ah! One of those things they call 'marketing research'."
彼等はいわゆる戦争の犠牲者だ。
They are victims of the so-called war.
彼等はいわゆる暴走族です。
They are what we call hot rodders.
彼女はいわゆる野球後家だ。
She is what is called a baseball widow.
彼女はいわゆる本の虫です。
She is what we call a bookworm.
彼女はいわゆる天才だ。
She is what is called a genius.
彼女はいわゆる生き字引だ。
She is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
彼女はいわゆる才女である。
彼女はいわゆる教養のある女性です。
She is what is called a woman of culture.
彼女はいわゆる学者馬鹿だ。
She is what is called a learned fool.
彼女の考えは、いわゆる進歩的なものでした。
Her notions were what is called advanced.
彼らはいわゆる戦争の被害者だ。
They are the so-called victims of war.
彼は生まれはいわゆる貴族だった。
He was a so-called aristocrat by birth.
彼は偉大な学者ではあるが、いわゆる常識に欠けている。
He is a great scholar, but lacks what is called common sense.
彼はいわゆる優等生だ。
He is what we call an honour student.