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てふ
Hiragana
という / といふ
Kanji
と言う
Phrase
abbreviation
alt-of
archaic
Japanese Meaning
「と言う」の古風な言い回し、またはその音便・略された形。和歌や古文で、引用や説明を導く表現として用いられる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのことばで と言う のかわりに使うことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（古）表示“说” / （古）表示“称作、叫做” / （古）用作引用或解释的连接词，等同于「という」
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
古語：相當於「という」，表示稱為、叫做 / 古語：相當於「という」，用於引述或說明（曰、云）
Korean Meaning
(고어) ‘라고 하다’의 준말 / 인용을 나타내는 ‘라고 하는’ / ‘~라고 불리는’
Vietnamese Meaning
(cổ) rút gọn của と言う: “nói rằng”. / (cổ) dùng để dẫn lời/đánh dấu mệnh đề trích dẫn: “rằng, là”. / (cổ) “được gọi là; gọi là”.
Tagalog Meaning
na sinasabing / na tinatawag na / ani
Sense（1）
(archaic) Short for と言う (to iu):
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Quizzes for review
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てふ
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So to speak, he is my friend.
See correct answer
てふ、彼は私の友人だ。
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