言葉のあや

言葉の綾

Reading

Kana: ことばのあや

Romaji: kotobanoaya

Definition

noun

1

figure of speech

Kanji

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word

葉

Readings: ヨウ、 は

Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

綾

Readings: リン、 あや

Meanings: design, figured cloth, twill

Example Sentence

この本(ほん)は言葉(ことば)のあやに富(と)んだ本(ほん)だ。

➥This book is full of figures of speech.