Kanji Detail for 喩 - "to compare"

喩

Jōyō Kanji

Meaning

喩 means "to compare." Also associated with to instruct, to understand.
1. To instruct - To teach; to guide and educate.
2. To understand - To comprehend; to realize.
3. To compare - A metaphor; to use as an example.
4. To rejoice - To enjoy; to be happy.
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- Verified meaning: to compare
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read さとり, ゆ, ゆい)
- Also carries these associations: to instruct, to understand
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Name readings of 喩

Given names 喩(さとり)

Surnames 喩(ゆ) 喩(ゆい)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

metaphor; compare

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

metaphor

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

Japanese variant of 喻
Onyomi

yu(ユ)
Kunyomi

sato.su(さと-す)

tato.eru(たと-える)
Strokes

12 strokes
Radical

口 (kuchi・kuchihen)
Related Keywords

to instruct to understand to compare illustrate metaphor teach comprehend simile analogy allegory comparison learn educate realize symbol imagery

その比喩的意味はもはや使われていない。
The figurative meaning is no longer in current use.
「怒ると彼はトラになる」というのは隠喩の例である。
"He's a tiger when he's angry" is an example of metaphor.
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.
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.