quotation N4 essential casualpolitewritten
という — called ~ / the ~ that
という
Meaning
① naming: called / named ~ — introduces what something or someone is called
② content / 'the fact that': the ~ that [statement] — attaches a clause to a noun like 噂, 話, 事実
Key sentence
① naming
田中という人から電話があった。
A person named Tanaka called.
② content / 'the fact that'
彼が辞めるという噂を聞いた。
I heard a rumor that he's quitting.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun (naming) or plain-form clause (content) + noun | N + という + N; [clause(plain)] + という + N | 桜という店 / 失敗したという話 |
Examples
① naming
「君の名は」という映画を見た。
I watched a film called "Your Name."
これは何という魚ですか。
What is this fish called?
② content / 'the fact that'
試合が中止になったという知らせが届いた。
Word arrived that the match had been cancelled.
一人で行くというのは危ない。
Going alone is dangerous.
Easily confused with
Notes
- In casual speech という often contracts to っていう or just って: 「桜っていう店」.
See という in real sentences
Jengo shows という the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar, A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar.