Meaning of と言う訳だ(というわけだ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level と言う訳だ

Kana Reading というわけだ

Romaji toiuwakeda

Parts of speech

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

Meaning

this is why; this means

Examples of と言う訳だ, というわけだ in a sentence

新婚なのに子供？そう・・・息子は父親の連れ子。彼はバツイチというわけだ。

Newly weds but with a child? Yes, that's right - the son is from the father's former marriage. He's been divorced once.
全く嘘と言う訳ではない。

That is not altogether false.
金で何でも買えるというわけでない。

Gold will not buy everything.

Related Kanji

訳 JLPT 1

11 strokes

translate, reason, circumstance, case

On'Yomi: ヤク

Kun'Yomi: わけ

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言 JLPT 5

7 strokes

say

On'Yomi: ゲン, ゴン

Kun'Yomi: い.う, こと

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