例える
N2たとえる tatoeru
- to compare
- to liken
- to speak figuratively
- to illustrate
- to use a simile
ichidan verbtransitive
Chinese meanings
比喻;比作
Examples
- 人生はしばしば航海に例えられる。Life is often compared to a voyage.人生常被比作航海。
- 読書は旅に例えることができる。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"
}
}