Word · 単語
即ち
Reading すなわち
that is (to say)
- 1 that is (to say), namely, i.e.
- 2 precisely, exactly, just, nothing but, neither more nor less
- 3 (and) then — as 〜ばすなわち...; indicates that what follows is a natural consequence
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例文 · examples
それは３年後、すなわち１９６５年に起こった。
It happened three years later, that is in 1965.
田森は、１９４５年すなわち第二次世界大戦が終わった年に生まれた。
Tamori was born in 1945, that is, when World War II ended.
私の父親は３年前、すなわち１９７７年に死んだ。
My father died three years ago, that is to say in 1977.
すなわち彼はそれをしたくないのだ。
In other words, he doesn't want to do it.
私は先週の今日、すなわち、６月２５日に彼に会った。
I met him this day last week - that is, the 25th of June.