Word Meaning 例えに言う

たとえにいう tatoeniiu

例えに言う is read as たとえにいう (tatoeniiu) and means to speak metaphorically.

Meaning

English

to speak metaphorically
to use a figure of speech

Reading

Kana

たとえにいう

Romaji

tatoeniiu

Writing Variants

たとえに言う たとえにいう tatoeniiu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 75322 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

例言

れいげん

preface

例えて言うと

たとえていうと

figuratively speaking

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

たとえる

to compare (something) to

例文

れいぶん

example sentence

例会

れいかい

regular meeting

例題

れいだい

example

例示

れいじ

exemplification