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たとえ

tatoe

comparison, metaphor

Often appears in たとえ話. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

下手へたな例たとえ話はなしはよけいに混乱こんらんするだけだ。
Making poor comparisons will just make your explanation more confusing.
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会議かいぎで使つかうたとえを考かんがえた。
I thought of a comparison to use in the meeting.
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そのたとえなら、子こどもにも分わかる。
Even children would understand that comparison.
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