Word Meaning 直喩

ちょくゆ chokuyu

直喩 is read as ちょくゆ (chokuyu) and means simile.

Meaning

English

  1. simile

Reading

Kana

ちょくゆ

Romaji

chokuyu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Antonyms 暗喩,隠喩 Rank 84821 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

直感

ちょっかん

intuition

直後

ちょくご

immediately following

直前

ちょくぜん

just before

じき

direct

直ちに

ただちに

directly (face, lead to, etc.)

直通

ちょくつう

direct line

直す

なおす

to cure

直進

ちょくしん

going straight on

直列

ちょくれつ

serial

直談判

じかだんぱん

direct talks

直面

ちょくめん

confrontation

直球

ちょっきゅう

straight ball (pitch)

Example Sentences

1

ひゆとちょくゆのちがいをせつめいしてください。

please explain the difference between metaphor and simile.