例
- On
- れい
- Kun
- たと.える
- Stroke count
- 8
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Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “例える”
例える
たとえる
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
Example sentence
The poet compared death to sleep.
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