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と
言
い
うと
Meanings
Expression
Usually written in kana
1. when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; when one hears ...
ほかに
求
もと
めるもの
というと
、
思
おも
いつかなかった。
When it came to anything else I wanted, nothing came to mind.
Conjunction
Expression
Usually written in kana
2. by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; so that means
sometimes in sentence-initial position
ここに、
というと
、この
図
と
書
しょ
館
かん
のこと?
By "here", do you mean this library?
Expression
Usually written in kana
3. whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
indicates that what follows is inevitable
Alt. forms
というと
74%
と
言
い
うと
25%
Kanji used
言
say
Top 6700
Used in: 2046
Composed of
と
言
い
う
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
と
言
い
うと
ころ
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
何
な
故
ぜ
か
と
言
い
うと
the reason is that ...; because
なぜか
と
言
い
うと
the reason is that ...; because
4 more...
Examples (2 in total)
私
わたし
はイチゴ
と
言
い
うと
ショートケーキを
連
れん
想
そう
する。
When I speak of strawberries I associate them with shortcake.
離
り
婚
こん
と
言
い
うと
否
ひ
定
てい
的
てき
なイメージが
伴
ともな
いがちである。
Divorce tends to be associated with a negative image.