Kanji

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Meaning: illustrate

Kunyomi: たと.える たと.え

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: speech

Examples

Onyomi Examples

比喩 ヒユ simile, metaphor, allegory, parable

喩歌 ヒユカ metaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū)

Kunyomi Examples

例える たとえる to compare (something) to, to liken, to speak figuratively, to use a simile, to use a metaphor

例え たとえ example, simile, metaphor, allegory, fable, parable

例える たとえる to compare (something) to, to liken, to speak figuratively, to use a simile, to use a metaphor