Translation of “metaphor” in Japanese

4 translation entries available
English	metaphor
Type	noun
Japanese	比喩
Hiragana	ひゆ
Pronunciation	hiyu
Example	common metaphor よく使われる比喩

English	metaphor
Type	noun
Japanese	隠喩
Hiragana	いんゆ
Pronunciation	in'yu
Example	metaphor for desire 欲望の隠喩

English	metaphor
Type	noun
Japanese	メタファー
Hiragana	めたふぁー
Pronunciation	metafa-
Example	inept metaphor 不適切なメタファー

English	metaphor
Type	noun
Japanese	暗喩
Hiragana	あんゆ
Pronunciation	anyu
Example	It must be a metaphor for something. それは何かの暗喩に違いない。