noun
comparison; similitude
A formal, somewhat literary term for likening one thing to another. Often used in rhetorical or classical contexts.
この詩では、恋人の美しさを花に比況している。
In this poem, the lover's beauty is compared to a flower.
比況の修辞法は、古典文学でよく用いられる。
The rhetorical device of comparison is often used in classical literature.