example

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 例 means an example or case; its on-reading is れい.
• Basic usage: 例を挙げる means to give an example; 例外(れいがい) is a case outside a general rule.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Introducing an example
  • 例えば is read たとえば. It introduces a concrete example, so its sentence role differs from that of the noun 例.