喩 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「口」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「口」
- On
- ユ
- Kun
- たと.える・さと.す
- Meaning
- metaphor; liken to
Origin
Mouth plus passing through smoothly: making something understood by likening it to another.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ユ | 比喩 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 比喩ひゆ
metaphor; simile
- 隠喩いんゆ
implicit metaphor
Example
比喩を使って分かりやすく説明した。
I explained it clearly using a metaphor.
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