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JLPT N3 · Noun

例 (rei)

例 (れい, rei) is a Japanese noun meaning “example; instance”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
れい
Romaji
rei
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. example; instance; illustration; case · noun
  2. precedent · noun
  3. custom; habit; practice; usage · noun

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

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

Kanji in 例

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 例.

例えばたとえばfor 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

Source: JMdict entry 1585230 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.