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喩

喩 — metaphor, compare

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ユ
Kun
たとえる, さとす
Strokes
12
School grade
8

Common words with 喩

  • 比喩ひゆsimile; metaphor; allegory; parableCommon
  • 比喩的ひゆてきfigurativeRare

    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.

  • 比喩表現ひゆひょうげんfigurative expression; metaphorical expressionRare

    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.

  • 暗喩あんゆmetaphorRare
  • 隠喩いんゆmetaphorRare
  • 直喩ちょくゆsimileRare
  • 明喩めいゆsimileRare
  • 音喩おんゆmimetic word (esp. in manga); onomatopoeic wordRare
  • 提喩ていゆsynecdocheRare
  • 寓喩ぐうゆallegoryRare
  • 譬喩歌ひゆかmetaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū)Rare

With the JLPT kanji plus 喩, you can read 11 words that use 喩.

  • 比喩 ひゆ simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
  • 比喩表現 ひゆひょうげん figurative expression; metaphorical expression
  • 暗喩 あんゆ metaphor
  • 隠喩 いんゆ metaphor
  • 直喩 ちょくゆ simile

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