所謂

See also: 所谓

Chinese

actually; place; (nominalisation prefix) speak of
trad. (所謂) 所 謂
simp. (所谓) 所 谓

Pronunciation

Adjective

所謂

  1. (attributive) so-called
  2. (attributive, literary) what is known as

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
所 謂
Grade: 3 Jinmeiyō
Irregular

Etymology

/ipa yu ru/ → /ifayuru/ → /iwayuru/

Originally a compound of Old Japanese 言は (ipa), the 未然形 (mizenkei, imperfective form) of verb 言ふ (ipu), modern 言う (iu, “to say”) iwa + ゆ (-yu, grammatical suffix) + る (-ru, attributive suffix). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), borrowed from Chinese 所謂.

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Adnominal

所謂 (hiragana いわゆる, rōmaji iwayuru, historical hiragana いはゆる)

  1. that which is said; so-called

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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