Word Meaning 比喩的

ひゆてき hiyuteki

比喩的 is read as ひゆてき (hiyuteki) and means figurative.

Meaning

English

  1. figurative

Reading

Kana

ひゆてき

Romaji

hiyuteki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 44728 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

比量的

ひりょうてき

demonstrative

比較的

ひかくてき

comparatively

比喩

ひゆ

simile

比喩表現

ひゆひょうげん

figurative expression

対比的

たいひてき

contrastive

比べる

くらべる

to compare

比例

ひれい

proportion

比重

ひじゅう

relative importance

比べ

くらべ

contest

Philippines

比する

ひする

to compare

比例配分

ひれいはいぶん

proportional distribution

Example Sentences

1

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.