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  1. Noun

    example

    esp. 例え

    「陸に上がった河童」とは環境が変わったために能力を発揮できずにいることのたとえです。
    "A fish out of water" is a metaphor for being unable to use your talents due to a change of environment.
  2. simile; metaphor; allegory; fable; parable

    esp. 喩え, 譬え

Also written 喩え【たとえ】譬え【たとえ】

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metaphor, compare

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

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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

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Words starting with 喩

Words ending in 喩

Sentences

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「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.

Break it down Tatoeba

現代の日本で錬金術といえば、比喩的にしか使われない。モラルや羞恥心と無縁の政治屋や宗教家が、不正な手段でカネもうけをするときに。

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.

Break it down Tatoeba

その比喩的意味はもはや使われていない。

The figurative meaning is no longer in current use.

Break it down Tatoeba

Names

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さとり

Satori

Given name

Yu

Family or surname
ゆい

Yui

Unclassified name