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We found 17 words, 1 kanji, and 26 examples matching '喩'
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Most common form: 例え
noun
1. example  (esp. 例え)
2. simile; metaphor; allegory; fable; parable  (esp. 譬え, 喩え)
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Most common form: 例える
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to compare; to liken; to speak figuratively; to illustrate; to use a simile
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noun, noun (suffix), 'suru' verb
(licensed) teacher  (see also: 教育職員免許法)
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noun
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
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metaphor
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Kanji search: 1 match
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ユ   illustrate
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ユ    in general; generalization   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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げんだい
現代
にほん
日本
れんきんじゅつ
錬金術
いえば
ひゆてき
比喩的
しか
つか
使
われない
モラル
しゅうちしん
羞恥心
むえん
無縁
せいじや
政治屋
しゅうきょうか
宗教家
ふせい
不正
しゅだん
手段
カネもうけするときに
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.
こし
がっている
ことから
としお
年老
いた
じん
たと
ちょうじゅ
長寿
あらわ

Since it has a stoop like an elderly person, it symbolized longevity.
その
ひゆてき
比喩的
いみ
意味
もはや
つか
使
われていない

The figurative meaning is no longer in current use.
この
ひょうげん
表現
にほんご
日本語
ない
えいご
英語
ひゆ
比喩
ひょうげん
表現
として
わたし
たいへん
大変
っています

This expression has really caught my fancy, as a type of English metaphorical expression not in Japanese.
えいじ
英字
しんぶん
新聞
みる
げんだい
現代
えいぶん
英文
ひゆ
比喩
しゅう
title of book, album etc.
A Collection of the Modern Metaphors One Sees in English-Language Newspapers
 
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