例
例
example, custom, usage, precedent
8 strokesFrequency 399JLPT N2Grade 4
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Kun
たと.える
Dictionary
Common Words
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example; instance; illustration; case
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彼は例を示して自分の理論を説明した。
He illustrated his theory with examples.
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precedent
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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.
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custom; habit; practice; usage
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for example; for instance; e.g.
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たとえば、標本はいくつですか。
How many samples, for example?
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Esp. 例え
example
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「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.
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Esp. 喩え, 譬え
simile; metaphor; allegory; fable; parable
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Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb
proportion
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給与が増えるに比例して、所得税率もあがっていく。
The income tax rate increases in proportion as your salary rises.
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Abbreviation
proportional representation section (of an election)
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as usual; as is one's habit
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例によって彼は新聞を読みながら食事をしている。
As is his way, he eats reading a newspaper.
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example; precedent; case
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これこそ適切な事例だと思う。
I believe this is a case in point.
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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
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その詩人は死を眠りにたとえた。
The poet compared death to sleep.
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