This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ユ、たと.える、さと.す
Romaji: yu, tato.eru, sato.su
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

metaphor, compare

Stroke Diagram

123456789101112

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  30
Frequency: 
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-9
Korean Reading:  yu
Chinese Reading:  yu4
Unicode:  55a9
JIS:  5348

Indexes

Halpern Index: 553
Nelson Index: 947
New Nelson Index: 839
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d9.15
Four Corner Index: 6803.7
Japanese Names Index: 2064
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3979
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.1097
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 508
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 308
Kodansha Kanji Index: 671

Words

比喩 (ひゆ、けいゆ)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
諷喩 (ふうゆ)
hint; insinuation; indirect suggestion; allegory
比喩的 (ひゆてき)
figurative
暗喩 (あんゆ)
metaphor
教諭 (きょうゆ)
(licensed) teacher
例える (たとえる)
to compare; to liken; to speak figuratively; to illustrate; to use a simile
例え (たとえ)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory; fable; parable
たとえ歌 (たとえうた)
metaphorical poem (of the Man'yoshu); metaphorical form (of waka)
直喩 (ちょくゆ)
simile
換喩 (かんゆ)
metonymy
Find More