直ちょく喩ゆちょくゆFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000Meanings1nounsimileA figure of speech that explicitly compares two different things using words such as ようだ, みたいだ, or ごとし. Contrasts with 隠喩 (metaphor).「彼かの女じょは太たい陽ようのように明あかるい」は直ちょく喩ゆの例れいです。"She is as bright as the sun" is an example of a simile.
