Metaphor

"Metaphor" in Japanese

メタファー

metafā

(uncountable: figure of speech)

暗喩

an'yu

(uncountable: figure of speech)

比喩

hiyu

(uncountable: figure of speech)

比喩

hiyu

(countable: word or phrase used in metaphor)

象徴

shōchō

(countable: word or phrase used in metaphor)

隠喩

in'yu

(uncountable: figure of speech)

隠喩

in'yu

(countable: word or phrase used in metaphor)

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