Chinese

Adjective

所謂

1. (attributive) so-called
2. (attributive, literary) what is known as

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology

/ihayuru/: [ipayuru] > [iɸayuru] > [iwayuru]. The irrealis of 言う ‎(iu, “say”) iwa + ゆ [grammatical suffix] in attributive form.

Adnominal

所謂 ‎(hiragana いわゆる, romaji iwayuru, historical hiragana いはゆる)

1. that which is said; so-called