比喩 (ひゆ) — metaphor, simile, figure of speech
比喩
metaphor
Frequency #8715
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings.
noun
Part of speech (JMdict: n)
hiyu
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
ひゆ[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- metaphor
- simile
- figure of speech