"たとえ" meaning in Japanese

See たとえ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [ta̠to̞e̞], [ta̠to̞e̞], [ta̠to̞e̞] Forms: たとえ ^ [canonical], 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)
    Sense id: en-たとえ-ja-adv-OJH2K79-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ta̠to̞e̞] Forms: たとえ ^ [canonical], 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: 例(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: 例(たと), 例(たと), 様(よう), 例(たと), 様(よう), 無(な)) (english: beyond comparison, incomparable), 例える, 譬える, 喩える (tatoeru) (ruby: 例(たと), 譬(たと), 喩(たと)) (english: to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively, to illustrate, to use a simile), 例えるなら (tatoeru nara) (ruby: 例(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 Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with Odaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 13 87 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 13 87 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 34 66 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 34 66 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Odaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 34 66 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "たとえ ^",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tatoe",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tatofe",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たとへ",
      "roman": "tatofe",
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        "hiragana",
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  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
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        },
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          "_dis": "13 87",
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        },
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          "_dis": "13 87",
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          "_dis": "12 88",
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        }
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          "english": "for example, e.g.",
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          "ruby": [
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              "例",
              "たと"
            ]
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          "translation": "for example, e.g.",
          "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"
            ]
          ],
          "translation": "beyond comparison, incomparable",
          "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": [
            [
              "例",
              "たと"
            ],
            [
              "譬",
              "たと"
            ],
            [
              "喩",
              "たと"
            ]
          ],
          "translation": "to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively, to illustrate, to use a simile",
          "word": "例える, 譬える, 喩える"
        },
        {
          "english": "for example",
          "roman": "tatoeru nara",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "例",
              "たと"
            ]
          ],
          "translation": "for example",
          "word": "例えるなら"
        }
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "metaphor",
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        ],
        [
          "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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      "form": "tatofe",
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        "romanization"
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        "even if"
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          "even if"
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          "roman": "yoshinba",
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        }
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      "other": "たとえ"
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    {
      "other": "たとえ"
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    },
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    {
      "other": "たとえ"
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      "ipa": "[ta̠to̞e̞]"
    }
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    "Japanese nouns",
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    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent",
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      "roman": "tatoeba",
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          "例",
          "たと"
        ]
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      "translation": "for example, e.g.",
      "word": "例えば"
    },
    {
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      "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"
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        [
          "無",
          "な"
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      "word": "例えようもない, 例え様もない, 例え様も無い"
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        [
          "例",
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          "譬",
          "たと"
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          "喩",
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      "roman": "tatoeru nara",
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        [
          "例",
          "たと"
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    }
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      "other": "たとえ"
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    }
  ],
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        "even if"
      ],
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        [
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          "even if"
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    },
    {
      "other": "たとえ"
    },
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    },
    {
      "other": "たとえ"
    },
    {
      "other": "たとえ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ta̠to̞e̞]"
    },
    {
      "other": "たとえ"
    },
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      "roman": "yoshinba",
      "word": "よしんば"
    }
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  "word": "たとえ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for たとえ meaning in Japanese (3.7kB)

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