How to say "namely" in Japanese

• すなわちJLPT N3approx.Common
  conjunctionCovers the basic 'namely' sense: introducing an equivalent or more precise restatement of what was just said, as in 'that is (to say)' or 'i.e.' A common word, and usually the one to reach for.
  すなわち彼かれはそれをしたくないのだ。↗

  In other words, he doesn't want to do it.
• とりもなおさず
  expression, adverbAlso glossed 'namely,' but it works more as an emphatic 'in other words,' restating a point as its equivalent; being less common, it is seldom the word you want for plain 'namely.'

Use 「すなわち」 for the ordinary 'namely/that is' sense of introducing an equivalent or more precise restatement; 「とりもなおさず」 also means 'namely' but is less common and works as an emphatic 'in other words.'

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• すなわちthat is (to say)
• とりもなおさずnamely