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JLPT N3 · Noun

例え (tatoe)

例え (たとえ, tatoe) is a Japanese noun meaning “example”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
たとえ
Romaji
tatoe
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. example · noun · esp. 例え
  2. simile; metaphor; allegory; fable; parable · noun · esp. 喩え, 譬え

Example sentences

「陸に上がった河童」とは環境が変わったために能力を発揮できずにいることのたとえです。
"A fish out of water" is a metaphor for being unable to use your talents due to a change of environment.
Tatoeba #426494

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 例え

例
example, custom, usageレイ・たと.える · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 例え.

例えばたとえばfor example例れいexample例外れいがいexception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

Source: JMdict entry 1597120 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.