諷ふう喩ゆ

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'.

• この物もの語がたりは政せい治じへの諷ふう喩ゆとして読よまれている。

  This story is read as an allegory for politics.

• 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.