See also: 比喻

Chinese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 比喻 (“to liken; to compare; to draw an analogy; to metaphorize; etc.”).
(This term is a variant form of 比喻).

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5

Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
比喻 (extended shinjitai)
譬喩
譬喻 (extended shinjitai)
比ゆ (mazegaki)
比諭 (uncommon)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()() (hiyu

  1. simile, metaphor, allegory

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

比喩 (biyu) (hangeul 비유)

  1. Hanja form? of 비유 (metaphor).