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いわば

Meanings

Adverb

Usually written in kana

1. so to speak; so to call it; as it were

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

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Examples (17 in total)

私わたしはいわば部ぶ外がい者しゃだった。

I was an outsider, so to speak.

彼かれは、いわば、生いき字じ引びきだ。

He is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.

彼かれはいわばスタープレーヤーだ。

He is, so to speak, a star player.