This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: レイ、たと.える
Romaji: rei, tato.eru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

example, custom, usage, precedent

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  399
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-2-6
Korean Reading:  rye
Chinese Reading:  li4
Unicode:  4f8b
JIS:  4E63

Indexes

Halpern Index: 89
Nelson Index: 428
New Nelson Index: 193
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a6.7
Four Corner Index: 2220.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 605
Gakken Index: 508
Daikanwanjiten Index: 587
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0749
Remembering the kanji Index: 972
Kanji Way Index: 294
Kanji Flashcards Index: 314
Kodansha Compact Index: 93
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 635
Kanji in Context Index: 811
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 67
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 71
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 981
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1046
Essential Kanji Index: 441
Kodansha Kanji Index: 99
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2143
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 737
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 518

Words

(れい)
custom; practice; habit; usual; said; aforementioned; instance; example; case; illustration; usage; precedent
例えば (たとえば)
for example; e.g.
例外 (れいがい)
exception
条例 (じょうれい)
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw; law
異例 (いれい)
exception; illness; singular; exceptional; unprecedented
(ためし)
precedent; example
比例 (ひれい)
proportion
事例 (じれい)
example; precedent; case
特例 (とくれい)
special case; exception
判例 (はんれい)
(judicial) precedent
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