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Kanji 例: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 例: example, custom, usage, precedent

Key takeaways

Kanji 例: example, custom, usage, precedent. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

examplecustomusageprecedent

On reading

レイ

Kun reading

たと.える

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 例

example, custom, usage, precedent

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

亻 + 列

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine people (亻) standing in a row or line (列). This orderly arrangement represents a standard pattern or custom, serving as a typical example for others to follow.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

レイ
  • 慣例かんれい

    custom / precedent / convention

  • 前例ぜんれい

    precedent / previous example

  • 比例ひれい

    proportion / ratio / corresponding amount

  • 実例じつれい

    example / illustration

  • 例外れいがい

    exception / exclusion

  • れい

    example / instance / case

Kun reading

たと.える
  • 例えるたとえる

    to compare / to illustrate with examples

Commonly used words

  • 慣例
    かんれい

    custom / precedent / convention

  • 前例
    ぜんれい

    precedent / previous example

  • 比例
    ひれい

    proportion / ratio / corresponding amount

  • 実例
    じつれい

    example / illustration

  • 例外
    れいがい

    exception / exclusion

  • れい

    example / instance / case

  • 例える
    たとえる

    to compare / to illustrate with examples

Example sentences

Example 1

ここでは慣を守ることが重要です。

Translation

It is important to follow the custom here.

Example 2

新しい法律が慣を変えるかもしれない。

Translation

The new law might change the established precedent.

Example 3

がない場合は注意してください。

Translation

Please be careful if there is no precedent.

Example 4

その問題には前がある。

Translation

There is a precedent for that issue.

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