～として
Describe someone or something in a role
You’ll be able to say that someone or something acts, is used, or is recognized in a particular role or capacity.
健太は運転手として、車の点検をしっかり行いました。
kenta wa untenshu to shite, kuruma no tenken o shikkari okonaimashita.
What do you think this sentence means?
As the driver, Kenta thoroughly checked the car.
In the role or capacity of
～として means “as” or “in the capacity of.” It identifies the role, status, purpose, or category in which someone or something is involved.
私は留学生として日本に来ました。
watashi wa ryuugakusei to shite nihon ni kimashita.
I came to Japan as an exchange student.
この箱はいすとしても使えます。
kono hako wa isu to shite mo tsukaemasu.
This box can also be used as a chair.
Attach it to the role
Attach として to a noun naming a role, position, purpose, or category. Use ～としての before another noun, as in 社会人としての責任 (“responsibility as a member of society”).
この部屋は会議室として使われています。
kono heya wa kaigishitsu to shite tsukawarete imasu.
This room is used as a meeting room.
着なくなった古いTシャツを、掃除用の布として使っている。
kinaku natta furui tiishatsu o, soujiyou no nuno to shite tsukatte iru.
I use old T-shirts I no longer wear as cleaning cloths.
親として、子どもにはいろいろな経験をさせてあげたい。
oya to shite, kodomo ni wa iroiro na keiken o sasete agetai.
As a parent, I want to let my child have all kinds of experiences.
この町は、昔からおいしいそばの町として有名だ。
kono machi wa, mukashi kara oishii soba no machi to shite yuumei da.
This town has long been famous as a town of delicious soba.
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