Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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

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

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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