Meaning
Example, custom, compare — Used when giving an illustration, analogy, or comparison.
- 例文 — example sentence
- 実例 — actual example
- 例外 — exception
- 比例 — proportion, ratio
- 前例 — precedent
例 is a 会意 character combining 亻 (person) and 列 (line, rank), giving the sense of “lining up people” as a pattern or illustration — hence, “example.”
例文を 参考にしてください。
Please refer to the example sentence.
例外は 認められません。
No exceptions are allowed.
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