Definition of 例え (たとえ)

たと

例え

たとえ

tatoe

noun
1.
example(esp. 例え)
2.
simile, metaphor, allegory, fable, parable(esp. 喩え, 譬え)
Other readings:
喩え【たとえ】
譬え【たとえ】
Related Kanji
example, custom, usage, precedent
metaphor, compare
illustrate
Example sentences(showing 6 results)

It's apparently a metaphor for something uncatchable, light of body and fleet of foot

Whichever you choose, you cannot lose

You shouldn't have made such a remark even if you had been angry

"A fish out of water" is a metaphor for being unable to use your talents due to a change of environment

Some English words have two spellings - "gray" and "grey", for example

No matter what happens, I won't give up