例 – example, custom, usage

8 strokesTaught in grade 4#399 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 例 means example, custom, usage, precedent. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is レイ (rei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たと.える (tatoeru). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	レイ	rei
Kun’yomi	たと.える	tatoeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 人 (Kangxi radical 9). Components: 化・刈・歹.

Words using 例

例えばたとえばfor example例れいexample例外れいがいexception例えたとえexample実例じつれいexample例えるたとえるto compare (something) to慣例かんれいcustom前例ぜんれいprecedent比例ひれいproportion

Example sentences

彼は例を示して自分の理論を説明した。

He illustrated his theory with examples.

Tatoeba #98916

彼女はこれまでに例のないほどの偉大な科学者だった。

She was as great a scientist as ever lived.

Tatoeba #92845

この規則には例外は認められない。

This rule allows no exception.

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Kanji with the same radical

会人今代体作以保信件側任使係価住

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