# 例 — example

例 means “example”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: レイ (rei). Kun'yomi: たと(える) (tatoeru). You'll see it in words such as 例 (rei, “example; instance”).

- Meaning: example
- On'yomi: レイ (rei)
- Kun'yomi: たと(える) (tatoeru)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Words & language 1

## How to remember 例

A person (亻) out of the row (列), held up as an example.

Parts: 亻 person · 列 row

## Words with 例

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 例 | れい (rei) | example; instance |
| 例えば | たとえば (tatoeba) | for example; for instance |
| 例え | たとえ (tatoe) | example |

## Don't confuse it with

[列](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/row/) · [烈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ardent/)

## More in the “Words & language 1” set

[表](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/express/) · [記](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/note-down/) · [報](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/report/) · [告](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/announce/) · [談](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/discussion/) · [述](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/state/) · [例](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/example/) · [伝](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/convey/)

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