"たとえ" meaning in Japanese

See たとえ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [ta̠to̞e̞] Forms: tatoe [romanization], tatofe [romanization], たとへ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Perhaps from たとい (tatoi). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|たとい}} たとい (tatoi) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|hhira=たとへ}} たとえ • (tatoe) ^(←たとへ (tatofe)?)
  1. even if Synonyms: よしんば (yoshinba), たとい (tatoi) [literary]
    Sense id: en-たとえ-ja-adv-OJH2K79-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ta̠to̞e̞] Forms: tatoe [romanization], tatofe [romanization], たとへ [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|hhira=たとへ}} たとえ • (tatoe) ^(←たとへ (tatofe)?)
  1. example, simile, metaphor, allegory, parable Derived forms: 例えば (tatoeba) (ruby: (たと)) (english: for example, e.g.), 例えようもない, 例え様もない, 例え様も無い (tatoeyō mo nai) (ruby: (たと), (たと), (よう), (たと), (よう), ()) (english: beyond comparison, incomparable), 例える, 譬える, 喩える (tatoeru) (ruby: (たと), (たと), (たと)) (english: to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively, to illustrate, to use a simile), 例えるなら (tatoeru nara) (ruby: (たと)) (english: for example)
    Sense id: en-たとえ-ja-noun-WeznYbKR Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 4 96 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 4 96 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for たとえ meaning in Japanese (3.0kB)

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    {
      "form": "tatoe",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tatofe",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たとへ",
      "roman": "tatofe",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 97",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "for example, e.g.",
          "roman": "tatoeba",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "例",
              "たと"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "例えば"
        },
        {
          "english": "beyond comparison, incomparable",
          "roman": "tatoeyō mo nai",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "例",
              "たと"
            ],
            [
              "例",
              "たと"
            ],
            [
              "様",
              "よう"
            ],
            [
              "例",
              "たと"
            ],
            [
              "様",
              "よう"
            ],
            [
              "無",
              "な"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "例えようもない, 例え様もない, 例え様も無い"
        },
        {
          "english": "to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively, to illustrate, to use a simile",
          "roman": "tatoeru",
          "ruby": [
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              "例",
              "たと"
            ],
            [
              "譬",
              "たと"
            ],
            [
              "喩",
              "たと"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "例える, 譬える, 喩える"
        },
        {
          "english": "for example",
          "roman": "tatoeru nara",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "例",
              "たと"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "例えるなら"
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          "example"
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        [
          "simile",
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        ],
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          "metaphor",
          "metaphor"
        ],
        [
          "allegory",
          "allegory"
        ],
        [
          "parable",
          "parable"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "たとえ"
    },
    {
      "other": "たとえ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ta̠to̞e̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "たとえ"
}

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      },
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tatofe",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
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        "even if"
      ],
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          "even if"
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          "roman": "yoshinba",
          "word": "よしんば"
        },
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          "roman": "tatoi",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
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        }
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    "Japanese nouns",
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    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys"
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      "english": "for example, e.g.",
      "roman": "tatoeba",
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          "例",
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        ]
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      "english": "beyond comparison, incomparable",
      "roman": "tatoeyō mo nai",
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          "例",
          "たと"
        ],
        [
          "例",
          "たと"
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          "様",
          "よう"
        ],
        [
          "例",
          "たと"
        ],
        [
          "様",
          "よう"
        ],
        [
          "無",
          "な"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "english": "to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively, to illustrate, to use a simile",
      "roman": "tatoeru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "例",
          "たと"
        ],
        [
          "譬",
          "たと"
        ],
        [
          "喩",
          "たと"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "例える, 譬える, 喩える"
    },
    {
      "english": "for example",
      "roman": "tatoeru nara",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "例",
          "たと"
        ]
      ],
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    }
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    },
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      "form": "tatofe",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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        "historical"
      ]
    }
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        ],
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    },
    {
      "other": "たとえ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ta̠to̞e̞]"
    }
  ],
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}

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    },
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
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        "even if"
      ],
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        [
          "even if",
          "even if"
        ]
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    }
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      "other": "たとえ"
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    }
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