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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

例れい

N3
れい rei
  1. instance
  2. example
  3. case
noun

Chinese meanings

例子;先例

Examples

  • 彼かれは例れいを示しめして自じ分ぶんの理り論ろんを説せつ明めいした。
    He illustrated his theory with examples.
    他举例说明了自己的理论。
  • 彼女はこれまでに例のないほどの偉大な科学者だった。
    She was as great a scientist as ever lived.
    她是一位前所未有的伟大科学家。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('9768eacb27'); // 例
{
  "id": "9768eacb27",
  "word": "例",
  "reading": "れい",
  "romaji": "rei",
  "meanings": [
    "instance",
    "example",
    "case"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1585230,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼は例を示して自分の理論を説明した。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{例|れい}を{示|しめ}して{自分|じぶん}の{理論|りろん}を{説明|せつめい}した。",
      "en": "He illustrated his theory with examples.",
      "tatoeba_id": 98916
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼女はこれまでに例のないほどの偉大な科学者だった。",
      "en": "She was as great a scientist as ever lived.",
      "tatoeba_id": 92845
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "7e5691237adc2ecfbb13e10b8a4f02ba827cd3a727b29b4bf7e20f64ca8da64d",
    "meanings": [
      "例子",
      "先例"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼は例を示して自分の理論を説明した。",
        "zh": "他举例说明了自己的理论。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼女はこれまでに例のないほどの偉大な科学者だった。",
        "zh": "她是一位前所未有的伟大科学家。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/9768eacb27",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1585230; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "db698be72351f18520f4fd54700152d64c4d8c28246e0c269cda7772ace89f61"
  }
}