connective N2 common casualpolitewritten
というように — in such a way as ~
というように
Builds on という
Meaning
- in such a way as ~ / as if to ~ — cites a manner, example set, or implied message via という + ように
Key sentence
彼は早く帰れというように時計を指した。
He pointed at the clock as if to say, "go home early."
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Clause / quote + というように | [manner / examples] + というように | 赤は止まれ、青は進め、というように |
Examples
月は数学、火は英語、というように科目が決まっている。
The subjects are set like this: Monday maths, Tuesday English, and so on.
彼女は納得したというようにうなずいた。
She nodded as if to show she was convinced.
When you can't use it
- Two common uses: listing examples that establish a pattern ('like this: A, B, …'), and citing a message implied by a gesture or expression ('as if to say ~').
Easily confused with
See というように in real sentences
Jengo shows というように 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 Intermediate Japanese Grammar.