例え

Japanese

Kanji in this term
例
たと
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Noun

例え (hiragana たとえ, rōmaji tatoe)

  1. an example, a simile, a metaphor, an allegory, a parable

Derived terms

  • 例 (たと)えば (tatoeba): for example, e.g.
  • 例 (たと)えようもない (tatoeyō mo nai), 例 (たと)え様 (よう)もない (tatoeyō mo nai), 例 (たと)え様 (よう)も無 (な)い (tatoeyō mo nai): beyond comparison, incomparable
  • 例 (たと)える (tatoeru), 譬 (たと)える (tatoeru), 喩 (たと)える (tatoeru): to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively, to illustrate, to use a simile
  • 例 (たと)えるなら (tatoeru nara): for example
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