たとえ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
例え 譬え 喩え

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たとえ [tàtóéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) たとえ [tàtóꜜè] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠to̞e̞]

Noun

たとえ • (tatoe) ^{←たとへ (tatofe)?}

1. example, simile, metaphor, allegory, parable

Derived terms

• 例(たと)えば (tatoeba): for example, e.g.
• 例(たと)えようもない (tatoeyō mo nai), 例(たと)え様(よう)もない (tatoeyō mo nai), 例(たと)え様(よう)も無(な)い (tatoeyō mo nai): beyond comparison, incomparable
• 例(たと)える (tatoeru), 譬(たと)える (tatoeru), 喩(たと)える (tatoeru): to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively, to illustrate, to use a simile
• 例(たと)えるなら (tatoeru nara): for example

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
仮令 縦 縦え

Perhaps from たとい (tatoi).

Alternative forms

• (literary) たとい (tatoi)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たとえ [tàtóé] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) たとえ [tàtóꜜè] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠to̞e̞]

Adverb

たとえ • (tatoe) ^{←たとへ (tatofe)?}

1. even if

Synonyms

• よしんば (yoshinba)