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Japanese

と言という

Kana という Romaji toiu

Common word

Definitions

01expression

usually kana

called; named; that says; that

02expression

usually kana

as many as; as much as

after a quantity

03expression

usually kana

all ...; every single ...

as AというA

Examples

&という記号は、andを指す。

The sign '&' stands for 'and'.

Tatoeba #237582

何という驚き。

What a surprise!

Tatoeba #187807

明日という日もある。

Tomorrow is another day.

Tatoeba #80590

Other forms

とゆう (word containing irregular kana usage)

Source

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