すなわち

すなわち
conjunction
namely, that is to say
1. namely, that is, in other words
Used to clarify or restate something in different words.
これは日本(にほん)の首都(しゅと)、すなわち東京(とうきょう)です。
This is Japan's capital, namely Tokyo.
彼(かれ)は私(わたし)の父(ちち)の弟(おとうと)、すなわち叔父(おじ)です。
He is my father's younger brother, that is, my uncle.
A=B、すなわちB=Aである。
A=B, in other words, B=A.
彼(かれ)は社長(しゃちょう)の息子(むすこ)、すなわち次(つぎ)の後継者(こうけいしゃ)だ。
He is the president's son, that is to say, the next successor.
国民(こくみん)の代表(だいひょう)、すなわち国会(こっかい)議員(ぎいん)が法律(ほうりつ)を作(つく)るのが民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ)の基本(きほん)だ。
It is a fundamental principle of democracy that representatives of the people, namely members of parliament, create laws.

すなわち is a formal conjunction used for clarification or equivalence.

REGISTER:
Formal/written. Common in academic writing, explanations, and formal speech. For casual speech, use つまり instead.

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KANJI FORM:
Sometimes written as 即(すなわ)ち, though hiragana is more common.

Related Words

Synonym: 言(い)い換(か)えれば (in other words)
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Added 2026.1.12 15:39 · Revised 2026.5.25 23:28
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