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たとえ
Meanings
Noun
1. example
esp. 例え
2. simile; metaphor; allegory; fable; parable
esp. 喩え, 譬え
Alt. forms
例たとえ
85%
喩たとえ
7%
たとえ
6%
譬たとえ
Pitch accent
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Used in: 393
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
for example; for instance; e.g.
beyond comparison; incomparable
figuratively speaking; metaphorically speaking; so to speak; to use a figure of speech
figuratively speaking; metaphorically speaking; so to speak; to use a figure of speech
to speak metaphorically
metaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū); metaphorical form (of waka)
metaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū); metaphorical form (of waka)
to speak metaphorically