How to say "Namely" or "That is" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Namely" or "That is" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Namely" or "That is" is "Sunawachi", written in japanese as "即ち".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese conjunction '即ち (すなわち)' means 'namely' or 'that is'. It is used to introduce a more specific explanation or clarification of a previous statement. For example: Taro is an athlete, namely a soccer player - (太郎はアスリートであり、即ち、サッカー選手である). The store is closed, that is, it has gone out of business - (その店は閉まっている、即ち、倒産したのだ).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:

The kanji "即" means "Instant" and "Immediate" and can be read as "Soku" and "Sunawa"

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Sunawachi" mean in japanese?

"Sunawachi" means "Namely" or "That is" .

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How to write "Namely" or "That is" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "す" is read as "su". The hiragana "な" is read as "na". And The hiragana "わ" is read as "wa".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.