事 例(じれい)

じれい

noun

case, example, instance

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1. case, example, instance, precedent

A specific instance or example of something that has occurred, often used as a reference or precedent. Common in academic, legal, and business contexts.

過去(かこ)の事例(じれい)を調(しら)べた。

I looked into past cases.

成功(せいこう)事例(じれい)を参考(さんこう)にして計画(けいかく)を立(た)てた。

I made a plan by referring to successful cases.

同(おな)じような事例(じれい)が全国(ぜんこく)で報告(ほうこく)されており、対策(たいさく)が急(いそ)がれている。

Similar cases have been reported nationwide, and countermeasures are urgently needed.

Common collocations

成功(せいこう)事例(じれい) (success story, successful case)
事例(じれい)研究(けんきゅう) (case study)
過去(かこ)の事例(じれい) (past cases)
事例(じれい)を紹介(しょうかい)する (to introduce examples)
具体的(ぐたいてき)な事例(じれい) (concrete example)

Register: 事例(じれい) is a formal word used in written and professional contexts. In casual conversation, 例(れい) or 例(たと)え is more natural for "example."

Related Words

Compare: 症例(しょうれい) (case (medical))

Compare: 一例(いちれい) (an example)

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Added 2026.2.16 16:35 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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