Definition of として

としてtoshite^☆: expression:
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
apart from... (used to change the topic)
even (e.g. "not even a single person") - before a negative form
thinking that...; trying to... - after a volitional form ➜ とする

Example Sentences

私watashi たちtachi はha 兄弟kyoudai としてtoshite 共にtomoni 生きるikiru ことkoto をwo 知らshira なけれnakere ばba ならnara ないnai。さsa もmo なくnaku ばba、愚か者orokamono としてtoshite 共にtomoni 滅びるhorobiru でde あろaro うu。: We must learn to live together as brothers, or we will perish together as fools.
カトリックKATORIKKU をwo 信じshinji てte いi ないnai 人々hitobito でde さえsae 象徴shouchou 的teki 指導shidou 者sha としてtoshite 法王houou をwo 敬っuyama てte いるiru。: Even people who don't believe in the Catholic church venerate the Pope as a symbolic leader.
アジア諸国AJIAshokoku などnado からkara 出稼ぎdekasegi にni きたkita 外国人gaikokujin をwo メイドMEIDO としてtoshite 使うtsukau のno がga 常識joushiki のno ようになっているyouninatteiru。: It has become common practise to employ foreigners working abroad from Asian countries as maids.
それsore をwo 皮切りkawakiri としてtoshite 欧州oushuu のno 詩shi やya 文学bungaku をwo 多数tasuu 紹介shoukai するsuru ようになりましたyouninarimashita。: With that as a start many European poems and much literature came to be introduced.
太陽熱taiyounetsu はha 日本nippon でde はha 発電hatsuden よりyori 太陽熱温水器taiyounetsuonsuiki としてtoshite 利用riyou されていますsareteimasu。: In Japan solar heat is used more for solar water heaters than for electricity generation.

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