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所謂いわゆる

gikun or jukujikunusually written using kana alonepre-noun adjectivaladjective (generic)

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Meanings

what is called, what you call, what they call, so-called

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彼女かのじょいわゆる天才てんさいというものだ。

She is what you would call a genius.

これがいわゆる文化ぶんかちがいですね。

This is what they call a cultural difference, isn't it.

かれいわゆる草食系男子そうしょくけいだんしだとおもう。

I think he is what is called a herbivore man.

そのみせいわゆる穴場あなばで、地元じもとひとしからない。

That place is what you call a hidden gem, known only to the locals.

かれらはいわゆるエリートコースをあゆんできたひとたちだ。

They are people who have walked what is called the elite career path.