隠いん喩ゆ

noun

metaphor

A figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another, often used in literature and rhetoric. Compare with 直喩 (simile).

• 「人じん生せいは旅たびだ」という表ひょう現げんは隠いん喩ゆの一ひとつです。

  The expression 'Life is a journey' is an example of a metaphor.

• 詩しには多おおくの隠いん喩ゆが使つかわれている。

  Many metaphors are used in the poem.