Meaning of いわれ in Japanese
Definition of いわれ
- (n) reason; origin; (oral) history
Words related to いわれ
- (n) beyond expression; unspeakable; inexpressible; indescribable
- (adj-f) indescribable (in praise of something); exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
- (n) (white) radish sprouts
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(exp) now that you say that; now that you mention it
なるほど、言われてみれば確かに、田中さんは模擬戦で一度も被弾していませんでしたね。
Of course. Now that you say that, certainly Ms Tanaka wasn't shot even once in the mock battles.
- (n) Chinese dunce cap (species of succulent plant, Orostachys iwarenge)
- (adj-i) unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
- (n) origin; history
Sentences containing いわれ
There are so many anti-smoking campaigns these days; maybe smoking really is a threat to the public order.
People know how handy you are to have around. You're a real jack-of-all-trades but make sure you don't turn out to be master of none.