たとえ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
例え譬え喩え

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たとえ (Odaka – )
(Tokyo) たとえ (Nakadaka – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

たとえ • (tatoe) ^{←たとへ (tatofe)^?}

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 (Heiban – )
(Tokyo) たとえ (Nakadaka – )
IPA^(key):

Adverb

たとえ • (tatoe) ^{←たとへ (tatofe)^?}

even if

Synonyms

よしんば (yoshinba)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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