Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to compare (something) to, to liken, to speak figuratively, to use a simile, to use a metaphor.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
例える たとえる
 
 
喩える たとえる
 
 
譬える たとえる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

example, custom, usage
レイ たと.える (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
file, row, rank
レツ れっ レ (3rd, N3)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ ガチ タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ