Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 隠喩(いんゆ) in Japanese

隠喩, 隠ゆ
Kana Reading
いんゆ
Romaji
in'yu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    metaphor
    Example sentence
    「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.

Examples of 隠喩, 隠ゆ, いんゆ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

隠 JLPT 1

14 strokes

conceal, hide, cover

On'Yomi: イン, オン

Kun'Yomi: かく.す, かく.し, かく.れる, かか.す, よ.る

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喩

12 strokes

metaphor

On'Yomi: ユ

Kun'Yomi: たと.える, さと.す

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