Japanese

Noun

隠喩 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 隱喩, hiragana いんゆ, romaji in'yu)

1. metaphor

Synonyms

• 暗喩 (あんゆ) ‎(an'yu)
• メタファー ‎(metafā)

Antonyms

• 直喩 (ちょくゆ) ‎(chokuyu, “simile”)
• 明喩 (めいゆ) ‎(meiyu, “simile”)

Related terms

• 比喩 (ひゆ) ‎(hiyu, “metaphor, figure of speech”)