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異例 (いれい, irei) Japanese meaning: exceptional | Kotomora
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異い
例れい
の
措そ
置ち
だ
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This is an exceptional measure.
It was an unusually quick decision.
Usage patterns 異い 例れい の 〈 事こと 〉 an unprecedented ~ (measure, decision, etc.)
The government took an unprecedented measure.
異い 例れい のスピードで 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something at an unprecedented speed
He was promoted at an unprecedented speed.
〈 事こと 〉 は 異い 例れい だ ~ is unprecedented/unusual
This ruling is said to be unprecedented.
Kanji 異 uncommon, different, queerness Related words· 8 異例 describes something that breaks with normal precedent or practice, while 特異 describes something distinctively unusual or unique in character.
破格 stresses that something breaks the usual rank or standard (e.g. 破格の待遇), whereas 異例 stresses that it has no precedent.
異例 describes an 'exceptional' or 'unprecedented' case, milder and less alarming than 異常, which often implies something is wrong.
異例 means 'unprecedented' or 'exceptional' for events or cases, while 異色 describes a distinctive quality or character.
Show 4 more 異例 stresses that something is unprecedented or breaks with established practice, whereas 例外的 more broadly describes anything that falls outside the norm.
異例 emphasizes that a situation is unprecedented or unusual, whereas 例外 just means it falls outside the normal rule.
異例 means 'unusual, exceptional' without any reference to a set record, while 記録的 always implies a comparison to a past record.
Opposites 恒例 describes something customary and regularly repeated, the opposite of 異例, which describes something unprecedented.
通常 means 'normal, usual', directly contrasting with 異例, which means 'unusual, unprecedented'.
Don't confuse with 例外 refers to a concrete instance that falls outside a rule, while 異例 describes the general quality of being unprecedented or unusual.
前例 means 'precedent', a past case to refer to, whereas 異例 describes something that lacks such a precedent.
Etymology Compound of 異 (different, unusual) and 例 (example, precedent). The meaning 'unprecedented' or 'exceptional' follows naturally from the components.
異例 means 'unprecedented/exceptional', focusing on breaking from precedent, while 特殊 simply means 'not general or standard'.
