Word Meaning 例えて言うと

たとえていうと tatoeteiuto

例えて言うと is read as たとえていうと (tatoeteiuto) and means figuratively speaking.

Meaning

English

figuratively speaking
metaphorically speaking
so to speak

Reading

Kana

たとえていうと

Romaji

tatoeteiuto

Writing Variants

たとえて言うと たとえていうと tatoeteiuto

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 75784 Priority L

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例言

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preface

例えに言う

たとえにいう

to speak metaphorically

例年

れいねん

average (normal, ordinary) year

例外

れいがい

exception

例

れい

precedent

例えば

たとえば

for example

例え

たとえ

example

例える

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to compare (something) to

例文

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example sentence

例会

れいかい

regular meeting

例題

れいだい

example

例示

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exemplification