(じつれい)

じつれい
noun
example, actual case
1. example, actual case, real instance
A real occurrence or case that illustrates a point or serves as evidence.
実例(じつれい)()げて説明(せつめい)してください。
Please explain with an actual example.
これは成功(せいこう)した実例(じつれい)(ひと)つです。
This is one example of a successful case.
具体的(ぐたいてき)実例(じつれい)がないと理解(りかい)しにくい。
It's hard to understand without concrete examples.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 実例(じつれい)()げる (to give an example)
  • 実例(じつれい)(しめ)す (to show an example)
  • 具体的(ぐたいてき)実例(じつれい) (concrete example)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • (れい) - example (general term)
  • 事例(じれい) - case, instance (often professional/legal)
  • 実例(じつれい) - actual example (emphasizes it really happened)
  • (たと)え - analogy, metaphor

実例(じつれい) emphasizes that the example is a real occurrence, not hypothetical.

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