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hiyu
noun

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keiyu
Irregular Reading
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keiyu
Irregular Reading

English Meaning(s) for 比喩

noun
  1. simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

Definition and Synonyms for 比喩

Image language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Synonyms: 比喩, 言葉のあや

Meanings for each kanji in 比喩

» compare; race; ratio; Philipines
» metaphor

Categories 比喩 is a member of

Rhetorical Device a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
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Sample Sentences for 比喩

This expression has really caught my fancy, as a type of English metaphorical expression not in Japanese.
The figurative meaning is no longer in current use.
In present day Japan, "alchemy" is only used metaphorically; to refer to improper means of making money by politicians or religious hucksters with no morals or shame.
Flowers are so fragile and so beautiful, that you can't speak about them without poetry or metaphors.

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