隠喩（いんゆ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: metaphor
Example sentences
- 詩に美しい隠喩が使われている。 — A beautiful metaphor is used in the poem.
- 隠喩で気持ちを豊かに表す。 — A metaphor expresses the feeling richly.
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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