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Definition and Synonyms for 比喩
| 1. | 言葉のあや | 比喩的であるか文字通りでない感覚で使用される言語 |
| Image | language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense | |
| Synonyms: | 比喩, 言葉のあや |
Categories 比喩 is a member of
| 1. | 修辞法 | 文学的効果を出す言語の使用（しかし、しばしば文学的暗示を無視して） |
| Rhetorical Device | a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) | |
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Sample Sentences for 比喩
現代の日本で錬金術といえば、比喩的にしか使われない。モラルや羞恥心と無縁の政治屋や宗教家が、不正な手段でカネもうけをするときに。
In present day Japan, "alchemy" is only used metaphorically; to refer to improper means of making money by politicians or religious hucksters with no morals or shame.
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.
あまりに花は壊れやすくて、そしてとても奇麗なので、詩や比喩を使わなくても言葉に出来ません。
Flowers are so fragile and so beautiful, that you can't speak about them without poetry or metaphors.
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