例え
Japanese
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たと Grade: 4 |
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Alternative forms
- 譬え (less common)
Noun
例え (hiragana たとえ, rōmaji tatoe)
- an example, a simile, a metaphor, an allegory, a parable
Derived terms
- 例えば (tatoeba): for example, e.g.
- 例えようもない (tatoeyō mo nai), 例え様もない (tatoeyō mo nai), 例え様も無い (tatoeyō mo nai): beyond comparison, incomparable
- 例える (tatoeru), 譬える (tatoeru), 喩える (tatoeru): to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively, to illustrate, to use a simile
- 例えるなら (tatoeru nara): for example