Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 異例(いれい) in Japanese

異例
Kana Reading
いれい
Romaji
irei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    exception; illness; singular; exceptional; unprecedented
    Example sentence
    それは全く異例のことだ。 That's an unusual thing, undoubtedly.

Examples of 異例, いれい in a sentence

  • それは全く異例のことだ。

    That's an unusual thing, undoubtedly.

Kanji in this word

異 JLPT 2

11 strokes

uncommon, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi: こと, こと.なる, け

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例 JLPT 3

8 strokes

example, custom, usage, precedent

On'Yomi: レイ

Kun'Yomi: たと.える

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