〜とは
Formation
N2TopicNeutral
Variations
って
Colloquial
というのは
Meaning
Used to define or explain the meaning of a word or concept. It is often followed by a definition or a question about the definition. 'って' is the casual version.
Examples
「ひらがな」とは、日本の文字のことだ。
"Hiragana" are Japanese characters.
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