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所謂
Readings

iwayuru
English
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
Usually written using kana alone
what is called, as it is called, the so-called, so to speak

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Kanjis
ON: ショ KUN: ところ, -ところ, どころ, とこ
place, extent

Stroke: 8 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-4-4 FC: 7222.2


ON: KUN: い.う, いい, おも.う, いわゆる
reason, origin, history, oral tradition

Stroke: 16 SKIP: 1-7-9 FC: 0662.2


Phrases
これがいわゆる「天ぷら」というものです。
Parts: 此れ (これ) 所謂 (いわゆる) 天婦羅 (てんぷら) と言うもの (というもの)
This is what we call "tempura".