という

Kana: という

to be called

⛩️ Japanese Level 1 🏃 Actions & Verbs

Example sentence

私はさくらという名前です。

わたしはさくらというなまえです。

My name is Sakura.

What という means

という (という) is a Japanese word meaning “to be called”. It appears in the Level 1 collection, under Actions & Verbs.

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Level 1

するする to do; to make 見るみる to look; to watch; to read 聞くきく to listen 書くかく to write 読むよむ to read 行くいく to go 来るくる to come 買うかう to buy 住むすむ to live (somewhere) 座るすわる to sit 帰るかえる to return; to go home できるできる can; to know how

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