いわゆる

the so-called, so-to-speak

What does いわゆる mean?

いわゆる is a Japanese noun meaning the so-called, so-to-speak in English. It is written as いわゆる in hiragana, and iwayuru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

これがいわゆる「天ぷら」というものです。

This is what we call "tempura".