Word Meaning 比喩

ひゆ hiyu

比喩 is read as ひゆ (hiyu) and means simile.

Meaning

English

  1. simile
  2. metaphor
  3. allegory
  4. parable

Reading

Kana

ひゆ

Romaji

hiyu

Writing Variants

  • 譬喩 ひゆ hiyu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 6706 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

比喩表現

ひゆひょうげん

figurative expression

比喩的

ひゆてき

figurative

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

比類

ひるい

parallel

比治山大学

ひじやまだいがく

Hijiyama University

比日

ひにち

the Philippines and Japan

Example Sentences

4

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.

This expression has really caught my fancy, as a type of English metaphorical expression not in Japanese.

Flowers are so fragile and so beautiful, that you can't speak about them without poetry or metaphors.

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.