【Japanese Grammar】A called B = B という (toiu) A

Sentence pattern
Sentence pattern
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On this page, you can learn how to say ‘A called B’ in Japanese. Do you know how to change English below into Japanese?

  • a boy called Masato
  • a town called Yokohama
  • a song called Sakura
  • a restaurant called Fuji
  • a flower called Ume
  • food called Takoyaki
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Grammar

A called B = B という A

This is not a sentence. It is used as a part of a sentence.

You also need to be careful of the word order.

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Exercise

Task: Change into Japanese.

  • a boy called Masato

まさとという男の子

  • a town called Yokohama

横浜(よこはま)という町

  • a song called Sakura

桜(さくら)という歌(うた)

  • a restaurant called Fuji

富士(ふじ)というレストラン

  • a flower called Ume

梅(うめ)という花

  • food called Takoyaki

たこやきという食べ物

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