JLPT N1 Grammar (to iu ka~to iu ka)

Meaning

or rather; or perhaps I should say; I mean ~

Level: JLPT N1

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Verb (casual)というかVerb (casual)というか
NounNoun
な-adjな-adj
い-adjい-adj
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Learn Japanese grammar: (to iu ka~to iu ka). Meaning: or rather; or perhaps I should say; I mean ~.

This does not need to be used two times and can be used only once.

Kanji version 「と言うか」

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Example #1

きおんがひくすぎて、さむいというかいい。
kion ga hiku sugite, samui to iu ka itai.
The temperature is too low. It's more painful than cold.
Example #2

あんこがすきというか、ないといきていけない。
anko ga suki to iu ka, nai to ikite ikenai.
I really like "anko" (sweet red bean paste), or rather I should say I can't live without it.
Example #3

それは、おもしろいというか、めずらしいというか、とにかくかわったものだ。
sore wa, omoshiroi to iu ka, mezurashii to iu ka, tonikaku kawatta mono da.
That's interesting, or rather it's rare. In any case, it's strange.
Example #4

たぶんいかないとおもう。というか、おかねがないから、いけない。
tabun ikanai to omou. to iu ka, okane ga nai kara, ikenai.
I don't think I will go. Or rather I should say I don't have any money and so I can't go.
Example #5

わたしはごうかくしたが、しんゆうはふごうかくだった。うれしいというか、ざんねんというか、ふくざつなきもちだ。
watashi wa goukaku shita ga, shinyuu wa fugoukaku datta. ureshii to iu ka, zannen to iu ka, fukusatsu na kimochi da.
I passed the exam, but my best friend did not. I'm happy, or perhaps I should say I'm sad. It's a complicated feeling.
Example #6

あんなところにひとりでいくなんて、むちゃというか、むちというか、かのじょのすることはりかいできません。
anna tokoro ni hitori de iku nante, mucha to iu ka, muchi to iu ka, kanojo no suru koto wa rikai dekimasen.
To go somewhere like that alone, she is either crazy or ignorant. I can't understand her actions.
Example #7

たくさんおいわいをしていただき、うれしいというかかんしゃというか、ことばになりません。
takusan oiwai o shite itadaki, ureshii to iu ka kansha to iu ka, kotoba ni narimasen.
I don't have the words to express my happiness or gratitude for your many congratulations.

Vocabulary List

KanjiKanaEnglish
面白いおもしろいinteresting
珍しいめずらしいrare
合格ごうかくto pass (exam)
親友しんゆうbest friend
不合格ふごうかくfailure
嬉しいうれしいto be happy
残念ざんねんunfortunate
複雑ふくざつcomplicated
無茶むちゃabsurd
無知むちignorance; stupidity
理解りかいto understand

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