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というと
Meanings
Expression
1. when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; when one hears ... (Usually kana)
Expression
Conjunction
2. by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; so that means (Usually kana, sometimes in sentence-initial position)
Expression
3. whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail) (Usually kana, indicates that what follows is inevitable)
Other spellings
と言いうと
Kanji in other spellings
言say
Composed of
という
called; named; that says; that; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
Expression
と
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; accompanied by; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); once; against; …
Particle
Examples6
As far housing goes, it is very poor in Japan.
We associate the name of Darwin with The Origin of Species.
We usually connect Americans with freedom.
I associate strawberries with shortcake.
We tend to associate politicians with hypocrisy.
Divorce tends to be associated with a negative image.