Example - Rei

Japanese: 例 - れい

[1] 〘noun〙① A thing that has become a custom. A practice. Something that has been widely practiced for a long time. A habit. ※Tales of Ise (before the 10th century) 63 “In the customs of the world, we should think what we want to think, and not think what we don’t.” 〔Du Yu, Preface to the Spring and Autumn Annals of the Left〕② Something that is as usual. Something that is normal. Something that is ordinary. Usually. Always. ※Yamato (c. 947-957) 140 “Not in the room where the gods are, but spread out in the eaves.”③ Something that is well known in the world. Also, a word used to refer to something that has already been understood between the speaker and the listener, or something that cannot be clearly stated. ※Doza (c. 935), February 5, 5th year of Shohei, “This Sumiyoshi no Myojin is the god of the gods.”④ A past or present thing that serves as a standard or basis. A model. A precedent. ※Utsubo (c. 970-999), Kuniyori-chu: "When the Empress, the Great Lord, the Ministers, and the nobles are all of one mind and make this claim, what doubt can there possibly be?" [Records of the Grand Historian - Book of Rites] ⑤ Something that is selected and presented from among many similar things in order to infer others. Ichirei. ※Dangihon - Sento Shinwa (1754), 2: "It would be a waste to use the lives of ordinary townspeople like us as examples of the rise and fall of nobles and samurai throughout history." [2] 〘adv.〙 Always. Constantly. ※Utsubo (c. 970-999), Saga-in: "My leg ailment has been bothering me, so I have been writing to you every day but have not been able to come."

Rei-suru [Example]

〘Other word variations〙 rei・su 〘Other word variations〙 To give an example. To show as an example. ※Nichiren's writings - Sado Gosho (1272) "For example, like Nichiren."

Rei-su [Example]

〘 Self-suffix change 〙 ⇒ Rei suru (example)

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 慣習となっていることがら。しきたり。以前から広く世に行なわれていること。ならわし。※伊勢物語（１０Ｃ前）六三「世の中のれいとして、思ふをば思ひ、思はぬをば思はぬものを」〔杜預‐春秋左氏伝序〕② いつもの通りであること。通常であること。普通であること。ふだん。つね。※大和（947‐957頃）一四〇「れいのおまし所にはあらで、廂におまし敷きて」③ 世間によく知られていること。また、話し手と聞き手の間ですでに了解ずみのことやはっきり口に出せないことをさしていうことば。※土左（935頃）承平五年二月五日「このすみよしの明神は、れいのかみぞかし」④ 標準やよりどころとなる過去または現在の事柄。典例。先例。※宇津保（970‐999頃）国譲中「后・大殿・大臣・公卿たち心を一つにれいをひきてこれをと申さんには、何の疑ひかあらむ」〔史記‐礼書〕⑤ 同じような種類・内容の多くのものの中から、特にとりあげ提示して他を類推させるもの。いちれい。※談義本・銭湯新話（1754）二「此方等(こちら)が様な素町人の身の上に、古今公家武家の盛衰を、例(レイ)に引は勿体ない」[2] 〘副〙いつも。つねづね。不断に。※宇津保（970‐999頃）嵯峨院「れいわずらひ侍る脚病のわづらひてなん、日頃暇文奉りて、参らず侍る」