JLPT N2 - Grammar ๐ ใจใใใใจใฏ toiukotoha
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 ใจใใใใจใฏ.
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.



ใคใพใ (tsumari) → means “in short / in other words” (used for summarizing).
ใใญใธใงใฏใใฎในใฑใธใฅใผใซใๆฅใซๅคๆดใซใชใฃใใใคใพใใใใฎใฟในใฏใฏไป้ฑไธญใซ็ตใใใใชใใใฐใใใชใใจใใใใจใ ใ
ใทใใใใใจใฎใใใใ
ใผใใใใ
ใใซใธใใใใซใชใฃใใใคใพใใใใฎใใใใฏใใใใ
ใใใ
ใใซใใใใใชใใใฐใใใชใใจใใใใจใ 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.
่ฆใใใซ (yousuru ni) → more formal, often used in discussions or writing.
ๅใฎ่ฉฑใฏใใใฃใใ่ฆใใใซใไปๆฅใฏ้
ๅปใใใฃใฆใใจใ ใญ๏ผ
ใใฟใฎใฏใชใใฏใใใฃใใใใใใใซใใใใใฏใกใใใใใฃใฆใใจใ ใญ๏ผ
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?
้ป่ปใๆญขใพใฃใฆใใใใ ใญใใจใใใใจใฏใใในใใฟใฏใทใผใงๅธฐใใชใใใใใชใใญใ
ใงใใใใใจใพใฃใฆใใใใ ใญใใจใใใใจใฏใใฐใใใใใใผใงใใใใชใใใใใชใใญใ
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.
ใใฎๅบใฎในใฟใใใใใๆฅๆฌ่ชใใ่ฉฑใใชใใใ ใใจใใใใจใฏใๆฅๆฌ่ชใ่ฉฑใ็ทด็ฟใซใชใใญใ
ใใฎใฟใใฎใใใฃใตใใใใซใปใใใใใฏใชใใชใใใ ใใจใใใใจใฏใใซใปใใใใฏใชใใใใใ
ใใซใชใใญใ
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.
ๆๆฅใฏ็ฅๆฅใงใใญใใจใใใใจใฏใ้่กใฏไผใฟใงใใ
ใใใใฏใใ
ใใใคใงใใญใใจใใใใจใฏใใใใใใฏใใใฟใงใใ
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.
ใใคใๆ้ใซๆญฃ็ขบใชๅฝผใใพใ ๆฅใฆใใชใ…ใจใใใใจใฏใไฝใใใฃใใฎใใใใใชใใญใ
ใใคใใใใใซใใใใใชใใใใพใ ใใฆใใชใ...ใจใใใใจใฏใใชใซใใใฃใใฎใใใใใชใใญใ
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.
ๆฅๆฌ่ช่ฝๅ่ฉฆ้จใฎN2ใซๅๆ ผใใใใงใใญ๏ผใจใใใใจใฏใใใชใไธ็ดใฌใใซใงใใญใ
ใซใปใใใฎใใใใใใใใฎ๏ผฎ๏ผใซใใใใใใใใงใใญ๏ผใจใใใใจใฏใใใชใใใใใใ
ใใในใใงใใญใ
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!
้จใ้ใๅงใใพใใใญใใจใใใใจใฏใ่ฉฆๅใฏไธญๆญขใซใชใใใใใใชใใ
ใใใใตใใฏใใใพใใใญใใจใใใใจใฏใใใใใฏใกใ
ใใใซใชใใใใใใชใใ
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
็ใใๆฌกๅใฏใในใใงใใใจ่จใฃใใใจใใใใจใฏใไป้ฑๆซใฏๅๅผทใใชใใจใใใชใใชใ
ใใใใใใใใใใฏใฆใใจใงใใใจใใฃใใใจใใใใจใฏใใใใใ
ใใพใคใฏในใใใใใใชใใจใใใชใใชใ
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: ใจใใใใจใฏ (to iu koto ha)
- JLPT Level: N2
- Meaning: That means, in other words, that is to say
- Quick Explanation: ใจใใใใจใฏ 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 ใจใใใใจใฏ 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.
ใจใใใใจใฏ… you’re probably dying to try using ใจใใใใจใฏ 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 ๐ฉ๐ป๐ซ
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