例文(れいぶん)

れいぶん
noun
example sentence
1. example sentence, sample sentence
A sentence provided as an illustration of grammar, vocabulary usage, or translation. Common in language learning and dictionaries.
例文(れいぶん)を読(よ)む。
To read example sentences.
この辞書(じしょ)には例文(れいぶん)がたくさん載(の)っている。
This dictionary has many example sentences.
例文(れいぶん)を使(つか)って新(あたら)しい単語(たんご)を覚(おぼ)えた。
I memorized new vocabulary using example sentences.
先生(せんせい)が黒板(こくばん)に例文(れいぶん)を書(か)いて文法(ぶんぽう)を説明(せつめい)した。
The teacher wrote example sentences on the blackboard and explained the grammar.

例文(れいぶん) is a sentence provided to illustrate how a word, grammar point, or expression is used in context. It is a staple of language textbooks, dictionaries, and classroom instruction, where learners study example sentences to internalize natural usage patterns.

STRUCTURE:

  • 例(れい) (example) + 文(ぶん) (sentence)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 例文(れいぶん)を作(つく)る (to create an example sentence)
  • 例文(れいぶん)を読(よ)む (to read example sentences)
  • 例文(れいぶん)が載(の)っている (example sentences are included)
  • 例文(れいぶん)を暗記(あんき)する (to memorize example sentences)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 例(れい) (example)
  • 例題(れいだい) (example problem/exercise)
  • 用例(ようれい) (usage example — more formal/technical)
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