JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 2

Meaning

Kanji 喩

metaphor

metaphor, compare

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
たと.えるさと.す
Onyomi 音読み
Nanori 名乗り
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Variant: 喻 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N3
Frequency
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Strokes
12
Radical
Components
Kanji Kentei
Level 2
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Showing 19 of 19 entries that include this kanji.

例え

たとえ

example

例える

たとえる

to compare (something) to

たとえ歌

たとえうた

metaphorical form (of waka)

教諭

きょうゆ

(licensed) teacher

比喩

ひゆ

simile

暗喩

あんゆ

metaphor

引喩

いんゆ

allusion

隠喩

いんゆ

metaphor

音喩

おんゆ

mimetic word (esp. in manga)

換喩

かんゆ

metonymy

寓喩

ぐうゆ

allegory

直喩

ちょくゆ

simile

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この表現は愛を花にえている。

this expression compares love to a flower.

先生は雲の動きを人生にえた。

the teacher likened the movement of clouds to life.

彼の説明にはが多くてわかりやすい。

his explanation uses many metaphors, so it is easy to understand.

その詩は海を心の広さにえている。

the poem compares the sea to the breadth of the heart.

難しい話も身近なものにえると伝わりやすい。

even a difficult topic is easier to understand when compared to something familiar.