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修辞技法 (しゅうじぎほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

修しゅう辞じ技ぎ法ほう

Meanings

1

noun

rhetorical device; stylistic device

Technical term used in rhetoric, literary analysis, and composition to refer to techniques such as metaphor, simile, hyperbole, etc.

比ひ喩ゆは修しゅう辞じ技ぎ法ほうの一ひとつです。
Metaphor is one of the rhetorical devices.
この文ぶん章しょうでは多おおくの修しゅう辞じ技ぎ法ほうが使つかわれている。
Many rhetorical devices are used in this text.

Kanji

修discipline, conduct oneself well, study
辞resign, word, term
技skill, art, craft
法

method, law, rule

Similar words

修しゅう辞じ
修辞 is the broader concept of rhetoric or figure of speech, while 修辞技法 specifically refers to individual rhetorical techniques or devices.
レトリック
レトリック is a more general loanword for rhetoric, often used in everyday language, whereas 修辞技法 is a formal, academic term.

Etymology

Compound of 修辞 (rhetoric) and 技法 (technique). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern technical coinage.