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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