Entry
  1. Noun

    metaphor

    「怒ると彼はトラになる」というのは隠喩の例である。
    "He's a tiger when he's angry" is an example of metaphor.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

conceal, hide, cover

Kun
かく.すかく.しかく.れるよ.る
On
インオン
Strokes
14
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1089 of 2500
Radical
mound
WaniKani
Level 25

Built from

Used in names as

がくし

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-11SKIP code
2d11.3The Kanji Dictionary
7223.7Four corner code
3658deroo
96a0Unicode hex code
1-17-03JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5020Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6480New Nelson (John Haig)
713New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
873Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
502Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
645Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1313Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1410Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1511A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2074Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1374Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41836PMorohashi
1014A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
868Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
887Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1881Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1740Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1235Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
749Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1322Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yin3Pinyin reading
eunKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

metaphor, compare

Kun
たと.えるさと.す
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
Radical
mouth

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (16)
CodeReference
1-3-9SKIP code
3d9.15The Kanji Dictionary
6802.1, 6803.7Four corner code
55a9Unicode hex code
1-51-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
947Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
839New Nelson (John Haig)
553New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
671Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
508Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
308Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2064Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3979Morohashi
2100Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
yu4Pinyin reading
yuKorean reading