Memory phrase for the Kanji: 例


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Meaning

example, precedent, usage

Pronunciation

REI
tatoeru

Explanation

Left: Person /, right: line/row (bones separated with a knife and lined up.)

Mnemonic

People who line up in a row set an example.

Radicals

personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" , and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
line, row
bare boneBones (vertebrae or rib) or variant of sitting person , under ground .
cutVariante of sword
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Vocabulary

 例  れい  instance, example, case, precedent, experience
 例える  たとえる  to compare, to speak figuratively, to illustrate
 例えば  たとえば  for example, e.g.
 例会  れいかい  regular meeting
 例外  れいがい  exception
 例え  たとえ  example, even if, if, though
 前例  ぜんれい  precedent
 実例  じつれい  example, illustration
 慣例  かんれい  custom, tradition, precedent, of convention

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