そういう

そういう
pre-noun adjectival
that kind of, such
1. that kind of, such, like that
Refers to something of the type or manner just mentioned or understood from context.
そういうごめん
I don't like that kind of thing.
そういう意味(いみ)ではない。
That's not what I mean.
そういう(かんが)(かた)ある
There's that way of thinking too.
そういうこと
So that's how it is.

そういう is a demonstrative that refers to something of the type being discussed.

こそあど SERIES:

  • こういう (this kind of) - near speaker
  • そういう (that kind of) - near listener / previously mentioned
  • ああいう (that kind of) - distant from both
  • どういう (what kind of) - question

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • そういうこと (that's how it is, I see)
  • そういう意味(いみ)では (in that sense)
  • そういう(わけ)で (for that reason)
  • そういえば (speaking of which, come to think of it)

CONTRAST:

  • そういう: Formal/neutral style
  • そんな: More casual/emphatic

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