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Words — 19 found

Noun
1. example​esp. 例え
Noun
2. simile; metaphor; allegory; fable; parable​esp. 喩え, 譬え
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喩え 【たとえ】、譬え 【たとえ】
Notes
譬え: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor​
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喩える 【たとえる】、譬える 【たとえる】
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Noun
1. figurative expression; metaphorical expression​Linguistics
  • この
  • ひょうげん表現
  • は
  • にほんご日本語
  • には
  • ない
  • えいご英語
  • の
  • ひゆひょうげん比喩表現
  • として
  • 、
  • わたし私
  • は
  • たいへん大変
  • きにい気に入っています
  • 。
This expression has really caught my fancy, as a type of English metaphorical expression not in Japanese.
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Noun
1. simile; metaphor; allegory; parable​
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譬喩 【ひゆ】
Notes
譬喩: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. metonymy​Linguistics
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2. Metonymy​Metonymy is a figure of speech used in rhetoric in which ... Read more
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Noun
1. allusion​
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2. Allusion​An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference ... Read more
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Noun
1. simile​
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2. Simile​A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two... Read more
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Noun
1. synecdoche​
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2. Synecdoche​Synecdoche (-də-kee; from Greek synekdoche, meaning "simu... Read more
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Noun
1. mimetic word (esp. in manga); onomatopoeic word​
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Noun, Suru verb
1. hint; insinuation; indirect suggestion; allegory​
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風諭 【ふうゆ】、風喩 【ふうゆ】
Notes
風喩: Irregular kanji usage.
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Noun
1. metaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū)​See also 譬喩歌
Noun
2. metaphorical form (of waka)​See also 六義
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譬え歌 【たとえうた】、喩え歌 【たとえうた】
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Kanji — 1 found

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12 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
喩
metaphor, compare
On: ユ
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