例える
たとえる
tatoeru
JLPT N2verbVocabularyLevel 55 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
例える (たとえる (tatoeru)) means "to compare". It is read たとえる (tatoeru). This page covers its usage with example sentences.
Meaning
to compare
Also : to liken · to speak figuratively
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Example Sentences
その状況を例えるなら、氷の上を歩くようなものだ。
そのじょうきょうをたとえるなら、こおりのうえをあるくようなものだ。
If I were to compare that situation, it would be like walking on ice.
彼女の顔を満月に例える人もいる。
かのじょのかおをまんげつにたとえるひともいる。
Some people compare her face to a full moon.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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