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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

例たとえる

N2
たとえる tatoeru
  1. to compare
  2. to liken
  3. to speak figuratively
  4. to illustrate
  5. to use a simile
ichidan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

比喻;比作

Examples

  • 人じん生せいはしばしば航こう海かいに例たとえられる。
    Life is often compared to a voyage.
    人生常被比作航海。
  • 読どく書しょは旅たびに例たとえることができる。
    Reading a book can be compared to making a journey.
    读书可以比作旅行。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('8801305851'); // 例える
{
  "id": "8801305851",
  "word": "例える",
  "reading": "たとえる",
  "romaji": "tatoeru",
  "meanings": [
    "to compare",
    "to liken",
    "to speak figuratively",
    "to illustrate",
    "to use a simile"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v1",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1597130,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "人生はしばしば航海に例えられる。",
      "furigana": "{人生|じんせい}はしばしば{航海|こうかい}に{例|たと}えられる。",
      "en": "Life is often compared to a voyage.",
      "tatoeba_id": 143997
    },
    {
      "ja": "読書は旅に例えることができる。",
      "furigana": "{読書|どくしょ}は{旅|たび}に{例|たと}えることができる。",
      "en": "Reading a book can be compared to making a journey.",
      "tatoeba_id": 123368
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "6d878aff4be4b72f5d450e26ff6a9c3aca70c37bc094826d6f5f7cf66a608a23",
    "meanings": [
      "比喻",
      "比作"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "人生はしばしば航海に例えられる。",
        "zh": "人生常被比作航海。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "読書は旅に例えることができる。",
        "zh": "读书可以比作旅行。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/8801305851",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1597130; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "5028a9e716994f59a3bc0b3586324ba9bfb1091368cd29a541442b5c5f69dc37"
  }
}