一例(いちれい)

いちれい
noun
an example; one instance
abstract
1. an example; one instance
One example among many; a single illustrative case. Used in writing and presentation to introduce a specific instance that demonstrates a broader pattern.
一例(いちれい)を挙(あ)げる。
To give one example.
これはほんの一例(いちれい)にすぎない。
This is just one example among many.
成功(せいこう)したケースの一例(いちれい)として、彼(かれ)の会社(かいしゃ)が紹介(しょうかい)された。
As one example of a successful case, his company was introduced.

Compound of 一(いち) (one) + 例(れい) (example). Slightly more formal than just 例(れい), with the nuance of "just one of many." Often used in writing to soften a single example into something representative rather than exhaustive.

Common collocations

  • 一例(いちれい)を挙(あ)げる: to give an example
  • 一例(いちれい)として: as one example
  • ほんの一例(いちれい): just one example (often "merely one example among many")
  • 一例(いちれい)にすぎない: is only one example

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Related Words

Compare: 具体例(ぐたいれい) (concrete example)
Compare: 事例(じれい) (case)
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