比喩表現

ひゆひょうげん

Meanings

1. Noun figurative expression; metaphorical expression

Kanji

• 比 compare. Read as ヒ.
• 喩 metaphor
• 表 express. Read as ヒョウ.
• 現 present. Read as ゲン.

Example sentences

• この表現は日本語にはない英語の比喩表現として、私は大変気に入っています。
  This expression has really caught my fancy, as a type of English metaphorical expression not in Japanese.

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