Single kanji#3,936 most used

例える

たとえる3

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to liken

ITS KANJI

人生じんせいはしばしば旅たびに例たとえられる。

Life is often compared to a journey.

from Tatoeba · KK_kaku_

人生じんせいを一ひとつの物語ものがたりに例たとえる人ひともいます。

Some people compare life to a story.

from Tatoeba · KK_kaku_

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

ichidan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 例える this one meaning.

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#3,936 most used

Written例える、喩える、譬える

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium