言わば

いわば

so to speak

N3AdverbFreq. #548

Meanings

1so to speak
2so to call it
3as it were

Related Words

Same Kanji

断言だんげんassertion 伝言でんごん(verbal) message 言げんword 言語げんごlanguage 言論げんろん(one's) speech

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