直ちょく喩ゆ

noun

simile

A 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.