Japanese Conversation · Level 84
60 words
Japanese word
例外
Pronunciation
Romajireigai
Meaning
- nounexception
Example
今回は例外を認めます。kon kai wa rei gai o mito me ma su
We will make an exception this time.
More examples
この規則には例外がありません。ko no ki soku ni wa rei gai ga a ri ma se n
There are no exceptions to this rule.
Core concept
Marks a person, thing, or case as outside the usual rule or pattern.
Common phrases
例外を認めるrei gai o mito me ru
make an exception
例外なくrei gai na ku
without exception
例外としてrei gai to shi te
as an exception
Similar words
特例tokurei: A special case that is treated differently from a general rule.
Definition in Japanese
通常の決まりや一般的な扱いに当てはまらない特別な事柄。tsū jō no ki ma ri ya ip pan teki na atsuka i ni a te ha ma ra na i toku betsu na koto gara
Word origin
The Sino-Japanese noun 例外 (reigai, "exception") combines 例 (rei, "case") and 外 (gai, "outside"), expressing a case outside the usual rule.
Usage tips
- English speakers use exception to soften a broad statement, as in "There are exceptions," when a rule is generally true but not universal.
Opposites
- 原則gensokuprinciplenoun
Related words
- 例外的reigaitekiexceptionalna-adjective