転義（てんぎ）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: figurative meaning
Example sentences
- この言葉は転義で使われている。 — This word is being used in a figurative sense.
- 字義から転義が生まれる。 — Figurative meanings arise from literal ones.
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