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Grammar detail: 〜として

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JLPT:
〜として - as (a) ~, in the role of ~
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として
means
as (a) ~
or
in the role of ~
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かれ
彼
は
きょうし
教師
として
せいけい
生計
を
た
立
てた。
He earned his living as a teacher.
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ナイフとして
もち
用
いられている。
It is used as a knife.
として is also commonly used with
し
知
らている to convey that someone or something is famous for something. For example:
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ハトは
へいわ
平和
の
しょうちょう
象徴
として
し
知
られている。
The dove is a famous symbol for peace.
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かれ
彼
は
いだい
偉大
なピアニストとして
し
知
られている。
He is known as a great pianist.
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Words used in this grammar

'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise
2. to notice; to feel
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Kanji used in this grammar

知
チ   しる to know   
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彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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教
キョウ   おしえる to teach   おそわる to be taught   
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師
シ    teacher; army   
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生
セイ   ショウ    life   なま raw   いかす to enliven   いきる to live   いける to arrange flowers   うまれる to be born   うむ to give birth to   き pure, undiluted   おう to grow, to sprout   はえる to grow, to sprout   はやす to grow, cultivate   
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計
ケイ   はからう to arrange   はかる to measure, compute   
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
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用
ヨウ   もちいる to use   
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平
ヘイ   ビョウ   たいら flat   ひら ordinary; flat   
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和
ワ   オ    peace, harmony   なごむ to be calmed down   なごやか calm, gentle   やわらぐ to be softened   やわらげる to soften; to alleviate   
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象
ショウ   ゾウ    image; elephant   
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徴
チョウ    sign, symptom; collection   
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偉
イ   えらい illustrious, famous   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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