ひいては

hiite wa
/çiːte wa/
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By extension, reaching a wider result or group.

Examples

  • 地域の森を守ることは、ひいては川の水を守ることになる。
    Protecting local forests ultimately protects the river’s water.
  • 小さな改善が会社全体、ひいては業界の変化につながる。
    Small improvements can change the whole company and, by extension, the industry.
  • 読書習慣は語彙を増やし、ひいては考える力を育てる。
    Reading builds vocabulary and ultimately develops thinking skills.
  • 一人の自由を守ることは、ひいては皆の自由を守ることだ。
    Protecting one person’s freedom by extension protects everyone’s.
  • 制度への信頼を失えば、ひいては社会全体が不安定になる。
    Losing trust in the system can ultimately unsettle all of society.

Similar words

ひいて
その結果
さらには

Meanings

By wider extension

adverb
reasoning
formal
Taking a point beyond its immediate effect to a broader consequence or larger group.

Examples

  • 小さな改善が会社全体、ひいては業界の変化につながる。
    Small improvements can change the whole company and, by extension, the industry.
  • 地域の森を守ることは、ひいては川の水を守ることになる。
    Protecting local forests ultimately protects the river’s water.
  • 一人の自由を守ることは、ひいては皆の自由を守ることだ。
    Protecting one person’s freedom by extension protects everyone’s.
  • 読書習慣は語彙を増やし、ひいては考える力を育てる。
    Reading builds vocabulary and ultimately develops thinking skills.
  • 制度への信頼を失えば、ひいては社会全体が不安定になる。
    Losing trust in the system can ultimately unsettle all of society.

Similar words

Etymology

The base ひいて is a sound change of ひきて, formed from 引く, “draw,” and て; は strengthens the connective.

FAQ

What does ひいては mean?

By extension, reaching a wider result or group.

How do you read ひいては?

It is read ひいては, written hiite wa.

When would you use ひいては?

A formal connector that moves from a narrow effect to a broader one.

How is ひいては different from さらに?

さらに merely adds a further point; this links the wider point as a consequence of the first.

How does ひいては change in a sentence?

An invariable adverb, usually set between the narrower point and its broader consequence.

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