喩
metaphor, compare
Readings
On'yomi
- ユ
Kun'yomi
- たと.える
- さと.す
Meaning
喩 centers on drawing a comparison to explain something indirectly: using a metaphor or likening one thing to another.
Most common words using 喩
- 比喩ひゆN1
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
- 暗喩あんゆ
metaphor
- 隠喩いんゆ
metaphor
- 直喩ちょくゆ
simile
- 寓喩ぐうゆ
allegory
- 引喩いんゆ
allusion
- 提喩ていゆ
synecdoche
- 換喩かんゆ
metonymy
- 換喩語かんゆご
metonym
- 明喩めいゆ
simile
- 比喩的ひゆてき
figurative
- 比喩表現ひゆひょうげん
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
- 諷喩ふうゆ
hint; insinuation; indirect suggestion; allegory
- 譬喩歌ひゆか
metaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū)
- 音喩おんゆ
mimetic word (esp. in manga); onomatopoeic word
Study
Etymology
喩 combines 口 (mouth) with 兪, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of conveying meaning. The character is associated with explaining by comparison or metaphor.
Meaning mnemonic
The mouth 口 on the left and the component 兪 on the right suggest using words to draw a comparison. Picture a mouth speaking in metaphors, likening one thing to another.
Reading mnemonic
For ユ, imagine you explaining a metaphor: you -> ユ, and your words compare one thing to another.