According to in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishIntroduces the person, document or organization that supplies the information or view being reported, without itself expressing the reporter's agreement.

Definition in Japanese人や資料などを情報源として示す表現で、その内容に賛成しているとは限りません。

Example sentences

• 会社(かいしゃ)によると、顧客(こきゃく)データは失(うしな)われていないとのことですが、私(わたし)には確認(かくにん)できていません。🔊

  According to the company, no customer data was lost, but I cannot confirm that.

• マヤによると数字(すうじ)が間違(まちが)ってるらしいけど、私(わたし)もそう思(おも)う。🔊

  According to Maya, the figures are wrong, and I think she's right.

Learn it in a lesson

• Reporting claims and expressing distance in Japanese

according to in other languages

• What according to means
• In Portuguese
• In French