比喩 (ひゆ)simile; metaphor; allegory
- simile; metaphor; allegorynoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 比喩
- 比Compare; Race; RatioRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N2
- 喩Metaphor; CompareRead with its on'yomi here
Words that share its kanji
- 比べるくらべるto compare; to make a comparison
- 比例ひれいproportion
- 比率ひりつratio; proportion
- 比較ひかくcomparison
- 比重ひじゅうspecific gravity; relative density
- 比べくらべcontest; comparison
- 対比たいひcontrast; comparison
- 恵比寿えびすEbisu; god of fishing and commerce
- 喩えたとえexample
- 喩えるたとえるto compare (something) to; to liken
- 喩え歌たとえうたmetaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū)
- 寓喩ぐうゆallegory
- 引喩いんゆallusion
- 提喩ていゆsynecdoche
- 換喩かんゆmetonymy
- 教喩きょうゆ(licensed) teacher
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