Japanese

Alternative forms

• 譬え (less common)

Noun

例え ‎(hiragana たとえ, romaji tatoe)

1. an example, a simile, a metaphor, an allegory, a parable

Derived terms

• 例 (たと)えば ‎(tatoeba): for example, e.g.
• 例 (たと)えようもない ‎(tatoeyō mo nai), 例 (たと)え様 (よう)もない ‎(tatoeyō mo nai), 例 (たと)え様 (よう)も無 (な)い ‎(tatoeyō mo nai): beyond comparison, incomparable
• 例 (たと)える ‎(tatoeru), 譬 (たと)える ‎(tatoeru), 喩 (たと)える ‎(tatoeru): to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively, to illustrate, to use a simile
• 例 (たと)えるなら ‎(tatoeru nara): for example