~というのは
〜to iu no wa
Formation
Phrase/sentence + というのは + explanation/definition
Used to provide an explanation or definition; 'that is to say...', 'by that, I mean...'.
When to use
というのは: 'what X means is', a definition or explanation.
Explanation
The ~というのは grammar point is used to provide an explanation or definition of the preceding statement or word. It can be translated as 'that is to say...', 'by that, I mean...', or 'what I mean by...'.
Example sentences
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Going to Japan, that is to say, traveling to Japan.
Nihon ni iku to iu no wa, Nihon ni ryokou suru koto desu.
この問題は難しいというのは、解決に時間がかかるということです。
When I say this problem is difficult, I mean it takes time to solve.
Kono mondai wa muzukashii to iu no wa, kaiketsu ni jikan ga kakaru to iu koto desu.
彼が怒っているというのは、彼が不満を感じているということです。
By saying that he's angry, I mean he's feeling dissatisfied.
Kare ga okotteiru to iu no wa, kare ga fuman wo kanjiteiru to iu koto desu.
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Gaining weight, that is to say, increasing one's body weight.
Futoru to iu no wa, taijuu ga fueru to iu koto desu.
Called / Quoting (Named / They Say)
Corpus examples (60)
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Five thousand dollars is a large sum of money.
天気予報官というのはお天気の方で必ずしも同意をしない人のことだ。
A weatherman is someone with whom the weather does not always agree.
二酸化炭素というのは石炭、石油、天然ガスなどの燃料を燃焼させる度に発生する気体です。
Carbon dioxide is a gas that is produced every time a fuel such as coal, oil, or natural gas is burned.
しかし、天才であるが故に一般ピーポーから理解され難いというのは宿命とも言えるわ。
However you could say that being found hard to understand by the common folk for one's genius is fate.
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One's point of view depends on the point where one sits.
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Captains have responsibility for ship and crew.
ある物事に対して、自分の意見をまとめるというのは、難しいことだと思います。
I don't think it's easy to form your own opinion on an issue.
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It's true that Americans love pizza.
愛は百人を愛すれば百分されるような量的なものではない。甲を愛しているから、乙を愛されないというのは真の愛ではない。
Love is not quantitative. If you love one hundred people, you cannot assign one hundredth of that love to each individual person. To say that you are not able to love one person because you love another is not real love.
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To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.
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A sensible person is one who uses good sense.
美というのは山の頂上に似ているように私には思われた。そこに着いてしまえば、また下りる以外には何もすることがないのである。
It seemed to me that beauty was like the summit of a mountain peak; when you had reached it there was nothing to do but to come down again.
これだけ禁煙、禁煙といわれる以上、喫煙というのは公序良俗に反する行為なんだろうね。
There are so many anti-smoking campaigns these days; maybe smoking really is a threat to the public order.
先生がすぐわかった、というのは以前に会ったことがあったからだ。
I recognized the teacher at once, because I had met him before.
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I am of the opinion that he is right.
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A democrat is a free citizen who yields to the will of the majority.
私たちは礼儀正しさというのは意識して機能しないということを覚えておくべきです。
We should remember that politeness doesn't function at the conscious level.
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Ethics means the rules of conduct.
彼女は近所のたいていの女たちとは違っていた、というのは彼女は読み書きができたから。
She was different from most women in the neighborhood, for she was able to read and write.
従来の常識を覆す発明というのは、普通とは違う現象に気づく能力と関係がある。
Innovation has something to do with the faculty to notice unusual phenomena.
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Ten years is a long time.
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Ten years is a short time when we look back at it.
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A thousand dollars is a large sum.
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Honesty is a virtue.
私は彼に、一緒に来てください、と頼んだ。というのは、市内のその辺りは不案内だったので。
I asked him to come with me, for I was a stranger in that part of the city.