JLPT N2 - Grammar ๐ŸŒŸ ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏ toiukotoha

Japanese grammar point ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏ with romaji to iu koto wa and JLPT grammar level label

Your friend says, “The trains have stopped running, and they won’t be restored today.”
You pause for a moment and reply, “That means we’ll have to take a bus or taxi.”

In Japanese, a natural connector for this situation is ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏ.
This phrase is often used when you want to draw a conclusion or confirm what follows from the current situation.
Once you start using this expression, your conversations in Japanese will flow much more smoothly!

Let’s take a closer look at how it works.

 

 

ใคใพใ‚Š (tsumari) → means “in short / in other words” (used for summarizing).

ใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ธใ‚งใ‚ฏใƒˆใฎใ‚นใ‚ฑใ‚ธใƒฅใƒผใƒซใŒๆ€ฅใซๅค‰ๆ›ดใซใชใฃใŸใ€‚ใคใพใ‚Šใ€ใ“ใฎใ‚ฟใ‚นใ‚ฏใฏไปŠ้€ฑไธญใซ็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ›ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ ใ€‚
ใทใ‚ใ˜ใ‡ใใจใฎใ™ใ‘ใ˜ใ‚…ใƒผใ‚‹ใŒใใ‚…ใ†ใซใธใ‚“ใ“ใ†ใซใชใฃใŸใ€‚ใคใพใ‚Šใ€ใ“ใฎใŸใ™ใใฏใ“ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใซใŠใ‚ใ‚‰ใ›ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ ใ€‚
purojekuto no sukejuuru ga kyu ni henkou ni natta. tsumari, kono tasuku ha konshuu chuu ni owarasenakereba ikenai to iu koto da.
The project schedule suddenly changed. In other words, this task must be finished within this week.

 

่ฆใ™ใ‚‹ใซ (yousuru ni) → more formal, often used in discussions or writing.

ๅ›ใฎ่ฉฑใฏใ‚ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚่ฆใ™ใ‚‹ใซใ€ไปŠๆ—ฅใฏ้…ๅˆปใ™ใ‚‹ใฃใฆใ“ใจใ ใญ๏ผŸ
ใใฟใฎใฏใชใ—ใฏใ‚ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚ใ‚ˆใ†ใ™ใ‚‹ใซใ€ใใ‚‡ใ†ใฏใกใ“ใใ™ใ‚‹ใฃใฆใ“ใจใ ใญ๏ผŸ
kimi no hanashi ha wakatta. yousuru ni, kyou ha chikoku suru tte koto da ne?
I understand what you’re saying. In short, you mean you’ll be late today, right?

 

 

้›ป่ปŠใŒๆญขใพใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใญใ€‚ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ€ใƒใ‚นใ‹ใ‚ฟใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒผใงๅธฐใ‚‰ใชใใ‚ƒใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใญใ€‚
ใงใ‚“ใ—ใ‚ƒใŒใจใพใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใญใ€‚ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ€ใฐใ™ใ‹ใŸใใ—ใƒผใงใ‹ใˆใ‚‰ใชใใ‚ƒใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใญใ€‚
densha ga tomatte iru n da ne. to iu koto ha, basu ka takushii de kaeranakya ikenai ne
The trains have stopped. That means we’ll have to take a bus or taxi home.

 

ใ“ใฎๅบ—ใฎใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒƒใƒ•ใ•ใ‚“ใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใ—ใ‹่ฉฑใ›ใชใ„ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใ‚’่ฉฑใ™็ทด็ฟ’ใซใชใ‚‹ใญใ€‚
ใ“ใฎใฟใ›ใฎใ™ใŸใฃใตใ•ใ‚“ใ€ใซใปใ‚“ใ”ใ—ใ‹ใฏใชใ›ใชใ„ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ€ใซใปใ‚“ใ”ใ‚’ใฏใชใ™ใ‚Œใ‚“ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใซใชใ‚‹ใญใ€‚
kono mise no sutaffu-san, nihongo shika hanasenai n da. to iu koto ha, nihongo o hanasu renshuu ni naru ne
The staff at this shop only speak Japanese. That means it’s a good chance to practice speaking Japanese.

 

ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใฏ็ฅๆ—ฅใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ€้Š€่กŒใฏไผ‘ใฟใงใ™ใ€‚
ใ‚ใ—ใŸใฏใ—ใ‚…ใใ˜ใคใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ€ใŽใ‚“ใ“ใ†ใฏใ‚„ใ™ใฟใงใ™ใ€‚
ashita ha shukujitsu desu ne. to iu koto ha, ginkou ha yasumi desu ne
Tomorrow is a holiday. That means the bank will be closed.

 

ใ„ใคใ‚‚ๆ™‚้–“ใซๆญฃ็ขบใชๅฝผใŒใพใ ๆฅใฆใ„ใชใ„…ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚ใฃใŸใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใญใ€‚
ใ„ใคใ‚‚ใ˜ใ‹ใ‚“ใซใ›ใ„ใ‹ใใชใ‹ใ‚ŒใŒใพใ ใใฆใ„ใชใ„...ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ€ใชใซใ‹ใ‚ใฃใŸใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใญใ€‚
itsumo jikan ni seikaku na kare ga mada kite inai… to iu koto ha, nanika atta no kamo shirenai ne
He’s always punctual, but he hasn’t arrived yet… that means something might have happened.

 

ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž่ƒฝๅŠ›่ฉฆ้จ“ใฎN2ใซๅˆๆ ผใ—ใŸใ‚“ใงใ™ใญ๏ผใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ€ใ‹ใชใ‚ŠไธŠ็ดšใƒฌใƒ™ใƒซใงใ™ใญใ€‚
ใซใปใ‚“ใ”ใฎใ†ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใใ—ใ‘ใ‚“ใฎ๏ผฎ๏ผ’ใซใ”ใ†ใ‹ใใ—ใŸใ‚“ใงใ™ใญ๏ผใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ€ใ‹ใชใ‚Šใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Œในใ‚‹ใงใ™ใญใ€‚
nihongo nouryoku shiken no N2 ni goukaku shitan desu ne. to iu koto ha, kanari joukyuu reberu desu ne
You’ve passed JLPT N2! That means you’re already quite advanced!

 

้›จใŒ้™ใ‚Šๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใญใ€‚ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ€่ฉฆๅˆใฏไธญๆญขใซใชใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚
ใ‚ใ‚ใŒใตใ‚Šใฏใ˜ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใญใ€‚ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ€ใ—ใ‚ใ„ใฏใกใ‚…ใ†ใ—ใซใชใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚
ame ga furi hajime masita ne. to iu koto ha, shiai ha chuushi ni naru kamo shirenai
It just started raining. That means the game might be canceled.

 

ๅ…ˆ็”ŸใŒใ€Œๆฌกๅ›žใฏใƒ†ใ‚นใƒˆใงใ™ใ€ใจ่จ€ใฃใŸใ€‚ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ€ไปŠ้€ฑๆœซใฏๅ‹‰ๅผทใ—ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใชใ€‚
ใ›ใ‚“ใ›ใ„ใŒใ€Œใ˜ใ‹ใ„ใฏใฆใ™ใจใงใ™ใ€ใจใ„ใฃใŸใ€‚ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ€ใ“ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใพใคใฏในใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใชใ€‚
sensei ga “jikai ha tesuto desu” to itta. to iu koto ha, konshuumatsu ha benkyou shinai to ikenai na
My teacher said, “Next time is the test.” That means I’ll have to study this weekend.

 

 

 

  • Grammar Point: ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏ (to iu koto ha)
  • JLPT Level: N2
  • Meaning: That means, in other words, that is to say
  • Quick Explanationใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏ is used when you take the information you just heard (or observed) and then restate it, interpret it, or draw a conclusion.

 

So that’s how we use ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏ in Japanese!
It’s super useful when you want to confirm, rephrase, or draw a conclusion from what someone just said.

In this blog, I also shared some practical example sentences.
ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏ… you’re probably dying to try using ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏ right now, aren’t you? 

Be sure to find an opportunity to use it!
It will make your speech sound more natural and logical!

 

Your Sensei,
Hikari ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‍๐Ÿซ

 


 

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