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喩

metaphor
Stroke count: 12

Readings

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Kun readingたと.える、さと.す
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. metaphorRtK
    「怒ると彼はトラになる」というのは隠喩の例である。"He's a tiger when he's angry" is an example of metaphor.tatoeba
    その比喩的意味はもはや使われていない。The figurative meaning is no longer in current use.tatoeba
  2. compare

Radicals and components

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Compound words

比喩ひゆ
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
暗喩あんゆ
metaphor
隠喩いんゆ
metaphor
教喩きょうゆ
(licensed) teacher
直喩ちょくゆ
simile
風喩ふうゆ
hint
喩えたとえ
example
諷喩ふうゆ
hint
譬喩ひゆ
simile
喩えるたとえる
to compare (something) to
譬喩歌ひゆか
metaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū)

Additional Examples

この表現は日本語にはない英語の比喩表現として、私は大変気に入っています。
This expression has really caught my fancy, as a type of English metaphorical expression not in Japanese.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 喩

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step