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というところ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word というところ.
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Entry
というところ (という所／と言うところ／と言う所)という所と言うところと言う所とゆう所とゆうところ (と言うところ／と言う所／とゆう所)ExpressionUsually kanaFreq #4295
1
the point of ...; the place where ...; the part where ...; a position described as ...
Examples
まだ、完了と言うところまで行っていないが、そこそこ成果が出始めてきた。
It's not yet what you'd call finished but we're starting to get pretty good results.
2
a place called ...; places known as ...
Examples
広島に口和というところがあります。
There's a place called Kuchiwa in Hiroshima.
3
At sentence end
I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it; I suppose that ...; it's the case that ...; the situation is that ...
Examples
家主に家賃を払えば、食物を買う金がなくなる。進退きわまったというところだ。
If we pay the rent to the landlady, we won't have any money for food; we are between the devil and the deep blue sea.
それは可でもなく不可でもなしというところだ。
It is neither good nor bad.
4
at the most; no more than
Examples
彼女は多く見ても２０歳というところだ。
She's at most 20 years old.
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