例える
たとえる
Also written 喩える, 譬える
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Transitive to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
Kanji
- 例 example. Read as たとえる.
Example sentences
- 我々は人生を旅にたとえる。
We often compare life to a journey. - 何かにたとえられないでしょうか。
Can't we use a simile here? - 死を睡眠にたとえることがある。
People sometimes compare death to sleep. - ときどき死は眠りにたとえられる。
People sometimes compare death to sleep. - その町を色にたとえていうと、ワインレッドかな、こう、なんか気品があって、落ち着くのよね。
If that city were a color, it would be a color with a quiet sort of dignity ... wine red, say.
Common phrases
Words containing 例える
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