すなわち

• 読み: すなわち
• ローマ字: sunawachi
• 漢字の分解: 即 (soku) — immediate, namely, conform (kanji form 即ち is rarely used)
• 発音: /sɯ.na.wa.tɕi/

意味

That is to say; namely; i.e. Used to define or specify what was just mentioned.

A formal conjunction used to introduce a definition, equivalence, or precise restatement: A、すなわちB (A, that is, B). More formal and precise than つまり — while つまり summarises or paraphrases, すなわち equates two things directly. Common in academic writing, news, and legal documents.

例文

1. 首都、すなわち東京は日本の政治の中心だ。
2. この薬は処方箋、すなわち医師の指示が必要です。
3. 彼が辞任した。すなわち新しいリーダーが必要だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: academic, legal, news

トーン: precise

起源と歴史

Written in kanji as 即ち, from 即 (soku, immediate/namely). The character 即 depicts a person kneeling before a vessel of food — 'right there, at that very spot' — evolving into 'that is precisely.'

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal