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いうか

or rather, I mean, how should I put it

→ 言う
いう say + か Indefinite marker
verb · informal Rare #31,127
or rather, I mean, how should I put it Often used as a hesitation or self-correction in conversation.
JA: 何というか、今日は静かだね。
EN: How should I put it? It's quiet today.
Conjugation of 言う

言えないというか言わないんだよ。

I mean, it's not that I can't say it—I just don't.

〈ほら何ていうか…〉→

〈Well, how should I put it…〉→

— 映画 聲の形 (2016)

何というかまあ…

How can I put it... well...

— 映画 聲の形 (2016)

人間性というか人間の尊厳を失った

I lost my humanity—or rather, my dignity as a human being.

— 惑星ソラリス (1972)

彼ってなんていうか、その、独特だよね。

He's, how should I put it... unique, isn't he?