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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

Used for a concrete example, sample, or illustrative case. Common in explanations, textbooks, and everyday speech.

Related words· 10

実例 emphasizes a real, actual example drawn from life, while 例 can refer to a general or even hypothetical instance.

事例 refers to a specific case or instance often used in business or technical contexts, whereas 例 is a broader, everyday term for any kind of example.

前例 specifically means a prior case cited as precedent, while 例 in this sense can also cover any illustrative example, not just precedents.

慣例 refers to an established, formal custom or convention, while 例 in this sense simply means a customary practice without that added formality.

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見み本ほんN3sense 1
見本 is a physical sample or specimen you can hold, while 例 is an abstract example or instance, not necessarily a physical thing.
一いち例れい
例 is the general word for 'example', while 一例 stresses that it is just one instance among possibly many.
引ひき合あい
例 is a plain, everyday word for an example, while 引き合い specifically means something cited as a reference or comparison, as in 引き合いに出す.

Don't confuse with· 7

例え is a simile or metaphor, while 例 is a concrete example or precedent.

礼 means a bow or an expression of thanks and is pronounced the same as 例, but the two words are otherwise unrelated in meaning.

レイ (a Hawaiian flower garland) is unrelated in meaning to 例, which is pronounced the same but means 'example'.