例え

Japanese

Kanji in this term
例
たと Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

• 譬え (less common)

Noun

例(たと)え • (tatoe) 

1. an example, a simile, a metaphor, an allegory, a parable

Derived terms

• 例(たと)えば (tatoeba): for example, e.g.
• 例(たと)えようもない (tatoeyō mo nai), 例(たと)え様(よう)もない (tatoeyō mo nai), 例(たと)え様(よう)も無(な)い (tatoeyō mo nai): beyond comparison, incomparable
• 例(たと)える (tatoeru), 譬(たと)える (tatoeru), 喩(たと)える (tatoeru): to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively, to illustrate, to use a simile
• 例(たと)えるなら (tatoeru nara): for example