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諷喩 (ふうゆ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
allegory ; indirect suggestion ; hint
Literary term for expressing something indirectly through metaphor or allegory, often with a moral or satirical purpose. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to hint at' or 'to insinuate'.
彼かれ は 遠とお 回まわ し に 不ふ 満まん を 諷ふう 喩ゆ し た 。
He indirectly hinted at his dissatisfaction.
Written forms 諷ふう 喩ゆ
Standard kanji form for this literary term.
風ふう 諭ゆ
Variant kanji form; less common than 諷喩.
風ふう 喩ゆ
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; may be encountered but is not standard.
Kanji 諭 rebuke, admonish, charge Similar words 比ひ 喩ゆ 比喩 is a general term for metaphor or simile, while 諷喩 specifically implies an indirect, often moral or satirical, allegorical expression.
寓ぐう 話わ 寓話 refers to a fable or allegorical tale, whereas 諷喩 is the rhetorical device of allegory or indirect suggestion itself.
Etymology Composed of 諷 (suggest, hint) and 喩 (metaphor, illustrate). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys indirect figurative expression.
