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jmdict 1008500 Active (id: 2077404)
と言うのは
【というのは】

[exp,conj] [uk]
▶ because ...
▶ for ...
▶ the reason being ...

[exp,conj] [uk]
▶ as for ...
▶ when it comes to ...
▶ regarding ...
▶ how about ...

Cross references:
	⇐ see: 2062780 言っぱ【いっぱ】 1. as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
	⇐ see: 2028950 とは 1. indicates word or phrase being defined

History:

11.	A 2020-08-07 03:30:31 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Not sure it works that well for a conjunction.
10.	A* 2020-08-06 23:21:36 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Could we throw this in there?
	Diff:	@@ -24,0 +25 @@ +<gloss>how about ...</gloss>
9.	A 2020-08-06 21:12:28 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Almost the same, IMO.
8.	A* 2020-08-06 15:30:15 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	daijr, meikyo, gg5
	Comments:	Daijr has two senses. The example given by the anonymous contributor below is sense 2.
	Diff:	@@ -14,2 +14,11 @@ -<gloss>means</gloss> -<gloss>is</gloss> +<gloss>because ...</gloss> +<gloss>for ...</gloss> +<gloss>the reason being ...</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&exp;</pos> +<pos>&conj;</pos> +<misc>&uk;</misc> +<gloss>as for ...</gloss> +<gloss>when it comes to ...</gloss> +<gloss>regarding ...</gloss>
7.	A 2020-08-05 22:26:59 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	No further discussion. I'll drop this suggestion and move on.
	Diff:	@@ -17,7 +16,0 @@ -<sense> -<pos>&exp;</pos> -<pos>&conj;</pos> -<s_inf>often as というのは...から</s_inf> -<gloss>because</gloss> -<gloss>that is to say</gloss> -</sense>
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6.	A* 2020-07-31 12:13:52 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	But surely the "how about" is coming from the omitted どうですか or equivalent. I don't think it can be attributed to this expression in a useful way.
5.	A* 2020-07-24 07:32:54
	Refs:	this can also mean "how about" when followed by a question mark.　"インドカレーというのは？" can mean "what does Indian curry mean" but it can also be "how about Indian curry (tonight)?" https://hinative.com/ja/questions/3777871 ハワイに行くというのはどうですか？
4.	A 2012-05-28 00:32:40 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	I take the point. I'll split ってのは off.
	Diff:	@@ -9,4 +9,0 @@ -</r_ele> -<r_ele> -<reb>ってのは</reb> -<re_nokanji/>
3.	A* 2012-05-27 22:10:12 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	->note
	Diff:	@@ -16,0 +16,1 @@ +<pos>&conj;</pos> @@ -22,1 +23,3 @@ -<gloss>because (often with kara)</gloss> +<pos>&conj;</pos> +<s_inf>often as というのは...から</s_inf> +<gloss>because</gloss>
2.	A* 2012-05-27 20:27:37 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	can these readings really be merged? ってのは cannot be written as と言うのは
1.	A* 2012-05-27 05:21:40 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	See discussion on 2086960 (って).
	Diff:	@@ -9,0 +9,4 @@ +</r_ele> +<r_ele> +<reb>ってのは</reb> +<re_nokanji/>

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