Kanji
N3 8 strokes Grade 4 freq #399

example, custom, usage, precedent

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

person hito

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

proportion
example; instance
exceptional; unusual
special case; exception
exception
average (normal, ordinary) year
regulations; rules
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament)
example; precedent
established practice; custom

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

for example; for instance
example
to compare (something) to; to liken

Example sentences

A man will succeed to the same extent as he perseveres.

The punishment should be in proportion to the crime.

Such poets as Toson and Hakushu are rare.

Have you visited foreign countries, say America?