譬ひ喩ゆ歌か

noun

metaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū)

A category of poem in the Man'yōshū that uses metaphor or allegory to express feelings or ideas. This is a specialized literary term.

• 万まん葉よう集しゅうの譬ひ喩ゆ歌かには、恋こい心ごころを自し然ぜんの景けい物ぶつに託たくして詠よんだものが多おおい。

  Many of the metaphorical poems in the Man'yōshū express love by entrusting it to natural scenery.