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たとえる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
例える
BOOST
Reading : たとえる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to compare; to liken; to speak figuratively; to illustrate; to use a simile
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 107,874 which gives a rank of 4,016
例える is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 60,000 (about 6,520,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3593 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 13749
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 28 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
じんせい
人生
しばしば
こうかい
航海
たと
えられる

Life is often compared to a voyage.
たと
どちら
えら
んで
そん
しない
Whichever you choose, you cannot lose.
どくしょ
読書
たび
たと
える
ことできる
Reading a book can be compared to making a journey.
たとえる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 121,000 (about 1,050,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 28 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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喩える
BOOST
Reading : たとえる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 214,000 (about 162,000 results)
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譬える
BOOST
Reading : たとえる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 221,000 (about 121,000 results)
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レイ   example   たとえる to illustrate, to compare   たとえば for example   
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レツ    row   
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トウ   かたな sword   
death
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ユ   illustrate
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ユ    in general; generalization   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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たとえる to illustrate   
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ヘキ    rule   
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corpse
シン   から spicy   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stick   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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