The kanji 喩: meaning, readings and stroke order

喩

Meaning: compare, metaphor
On reading: ユ yu
Kun reading: —
Strokes: 12
Radical: 口 mouth, opening
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high
Also written: 喻

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: ví von, so sánh (dụ)
Japanese: たとえる。たとえ。
Korean: 비유하다, 빗대다 (유)
Chinese: 比喻、比方 (喻)

Readings, words and example sentences

ユ yu · on reading · less common

比ひ喩ゆ
metaphor, figure of speech
比ひ喩ゆを使って説明します。
I explain using a metaphor.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.