喩
喩
metaphor, compare
12 strokesGrade 8
On
ユ
Kun
たと.えるさと.す
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Common Words
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Esp. 例え
example
Examples
「陸に上がった河童」とは環境が変わったために能力を発揮できずにいることのたとえです。
"A fish out of water" is a metaphor for being unable to use your talents due to a change of environment.
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Esp. 喩え, 譬え
simile; metaphor; allegory; fable; parable
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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
Examples
その詩人は死を眠りにたとえた。
The poet compared death to sleep.
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Linguistics
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
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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.
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figurative
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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.
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metaphor
Examples
「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.
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