換喩（かんゆ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: metonymy
Example sentences
- 「筆をとる」は書くことの換喩だ。 — "To take up the pen" is a metonymy for writing.
- 換喩を使って表現を工夫する。 — He crafts his expression by using metonymy.
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- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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