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比喩

譬喩、 比諭、 譬諭

Readings

Kana: ひゆ、けいゆ
Romaji: hiyu, keiyu
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Definition

1

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 くら.べる
Meanings: compare, race, ratio, Philipines
Readings: ユ、 たと.える、 さと.す
Meanings: metaphor, compare
Readings: ヒ、 たと.える、 たと.え
Meaning: illustrate
Readings: ユ、 さと.す
Meanings: rebuke, admonish, charge, warn, persuade

Example Sentences

その比喩的(ひゆてき)意味(いみ)はもはや使(つか)われていない。
➥The figurative meaning is no longer in current use.
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現代(げんだい)日本(にっぽん)錬金術(れんきんじゅつ)といえば、比喩的(ひゆてき)にしか使(つか)われない。モラルや羞恥心(しゅうちしん)無縁(むえん)政治屋(せいじや)宗教家(しゅうきょうか)が、不正(ふせい)手段(しゅだん)でカネもうけをするときに。
➥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.
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この表現(ひょうげん)日本語(にほんご)にはない英語(えいご)比喩(ひゆ)表現(ひょうげん)として、(わたし)大変(たいへん)(きい)()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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