Search Terms: 例*
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noun, noun (prefix), no-adjective
1.
custom, practice, habit, usual
2.
said, aforementioned
3.
instance, example, case, illustration, usage
4.
precedent
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】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to compare (something) to, to liken, to speak figuratively, to use a simile, to use a metaphor
Other readings:
喩える【たとえる】
、譬える【たとえる】
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
average (normal, ordinary) year
2.
every year, annually
See also:毎年
noun, auxillary suru verb
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exemplification, illustration, example
Other readings:
例證【れいしょう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
expression
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figuratively speaking, metaphorically speaking, so to speak, to use a figure of speech
Other readings:
たとえて言うと【たとえていうと】
expression, Godan-u verb
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to speak metaphorically
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たとえに言う【たとえにいう】
noun
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allegory, fable, parable
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例え話【たとえばなし】
、譬え話【たとえばなし】
、譬話【たとえばなし】
expression, adjective
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beyond comparison, incomparable
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例え様もない【たとえようもない】
、例え様も無い【たとえようもない】
expression
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there is no rule without exceptions(proverb)
Other readings:
例外の無い規則は無い【れいがいのないきそくはない】