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たとえ話 (tatoebanashi) Japanese meaning: allegory | Kotomora

たとえ話ばなし

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Meanings

1

allegory; fable; parable

A short story used to illustrate a moral or lesson, often featuring symbolic characters or events.

イソップのたとえ話ばなしは教きょう訓くんを含ふく

ん

で

いる

。

Aesop's fables contain moral lessons.

先せん生せいはたとえ話ばなしを使つかって難むずかしい概がい念ねんを説せつ明めいした。

The teacher used a parable to explain a difficult concept.

Kanji

話tale, talk
例example, custom, usage
譬illustrate

Related words

寓ぐう話わ
寓話 is a more formal or literary term for fable/allegory, often used in academic contexts.
比ひ喩ゆ
比喩 is a broader term for metaphor or figure of speech, not necessarily a narrative.

Written forms

たとえ話ばなしUsage66%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
例たとえ話ばなしUsage20%
Alternate kanji form using 例.
譬たとえ話ばなしUsage10%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
たとえばなしUsage5%

Etymology

Compound of たとえ (example, metaphor) and 話 (story).