example

(personleft) + (row)
★★★★★
8 strokes

Onyomi

REI

RAY SMUCKLES is an example of a def rapper.

Mnemonic

The Japanese army lined up Chinese people in a row and then bayonetted them to make an example of them.

For more details of Japanese war crimes, get the incredible documentary RIBEN GUIZI (Japanese Devils) or the fictional but based-on-a-true-story Chinese film Men Behind The Sun.

Kunyomi

たと*えば for example,~
★★★★★

Jukugo

例えば(たとえば) xxx

for example, xxxx ★★★★★

例外(れいがい)

exception ★★★☆☆
(example) + (outside) = 例外 (exception)

an exception to a rule

例文(れいぶん)

an example sentence ★☆☆☆☆
(example) + (culture/ sentence) = 例文 (an example sentence)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
side of something PERSON
scientific measurement WATER
example ROW
knock down ARRIVE

The PERSON stands beside some shit, but

we measure WATER in cups.

The entrance line of a football game is an example of people in a ROW.

When you ARRIVE, I'll knock you down.

Synonyms

speaking hypothetically
例える    想像    仮に