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Kanji Detail for 例 - "example, precedent, custom"

例

  • Meaning

    例 means "example, precedent, custom."

    1. Example - A sample; an instance.

    2. Precedent - A previous case.

    3. Custom - A usual practice.

  • Words using 例

    • 比例 ひれい Listen proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
    • 例えば たとえば Listen for example; for instance; e.g.
    • 異例 いれい Listen exceptional; unusual; extraordinary
    • 例外 れいがい Listen exception
    • 例年 れいねん Listen average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
    • 特例 とくれい Listen special case; exception
    • 定例 ていれい Listen regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage
    • 条例 じょうれい Listen regulations; rules; (local) regulation

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    • Verified meaning: example, precedent, custom
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きよさき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 例

    Surnames 例(きよさき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    example; custom; usage; precedent

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    precedent, example; regulation

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    example; precedent; rule; case; instance

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    precedent, example, case; regulation

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To compare. Using that matter as a standard for this matter. Such as 律例 (regulations), 則例 (rules), 體例 (format), 條例 (ordinances).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    rei(レイ) レイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tato.eru(たと-える) たと-える

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    example precedent custom similarity trial case criterion demonstration illustration instance model norm paradigm pattern practice prototype sample specimen standard template usual

Sentences including 例

  • Please give us some examples.

  • You've set a bad example.

  • For example , this is a pen.

  • There are exceptions to every rule.

  • Please show me another example.

  • As a rule , we have three meals a day.

  • The examples in this dictionary are easy to understand.

  • There is an exception to every rule.

  • How is that business progressing?

  • There is no precedent for such a case.

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